Today, artistic activism from social movements, political networks and also the art field itself is hardly imaginable. The symposium From Social Sculpture to Art related Action deals with the history of socially committed art, what has changed from the term “social sculpture” by Joseph Beuys in the 1970’s and how the concept developed in an international context. Joseph Beuys had the need to get a deep understanding of the human being and his connection with the universe. He also believes anyone can be an artist which made him very influential. “Art alone makes life possible,” art can change society. “Everyone is an artist” was a mott which meant “someone who takes responsibility for creating a society for the whole this is only possible
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Johannes Stüttgen was born in 1945, studied theology at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität with Joseph Ratzinger and from 1966 to 1971 at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts with Joseph Beuys in the sixes. Beuys appointed him a masterclass in 1971 and in the same year he founded the “Organization for Direct Democracy”. He worked as art teacher in Gelsenkirchen for nine years, where him and his students spread information out onto the streets, Stüttgen devoted his whole artistic energy to forming the substance of ideas. He was even awarded an honorary fellowship by Oxford Brookes University in September for outstanding works on Social Sculpture. Johannes discusses social sculpture theory and how human being still needs to come into his own. Use Discussion to develop a new way of forming their own lives and society and appropriate to our era” Joseph Beuys called this Social Sculpture. That is why Beuys always referred that anyone can be an artist we have the power to change
He had the concept of still art and moving art for example bees are attracted to flowers for the pollens so he photographs the piece and then when the bees were leaving he kept taking pictures. The piece itself is a moving art. An extended concept of art is action art. It conversation art it is any form of art. It …show more content…
I got to learn a little bit of history in the art community. Joseph Beuys influenced many artists with his ideas and how a person should master analyzing art instead of just looking. Every sculpture, painting, sketching, and performance will always have a meaning behind them. That will influence the community hopefully in a positive to have the people eyes open to see that the world isn’t a perfect place. There were wars and unfair rights during Beuys period. The news inspired him to have a message out he fought for rights and gave many lectures to students about having the ability to have the mind open to many possibilities that the world offers. Beuys isn't forgotten he will go down in a history of one of the most influential artists of the 60's all the way to his
Johannes Stüttgen was born in 1945, studied theology at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität with Joseph Ratzinger and from 1966 to 1971 at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts with Joseph Beuys in the sixes. Beuys appointed him a masterclass in 1971 and in the same year he founded the “Organization for Direct Democracy”. He worked as art teacher in Gelsenkirchen for nine years, where him and his students spread information out onto the streets, Stüttgen devoted his whole artistic energy to forming the substance of ideas. He was even awarded an honorary fellowship by Oxford Brookes University in September for outstanding works on Social Sculpture. Johannes discusses social sculpture theory and how human being still needs to come into his own. Use Discussion to develop a new way of forming their own lives and society and appropriate to our era” Joseph Beuys called this Social Sculpture. That is why Beuys always referred that anyone can be an artist we have the power to change
He had the concept of still art and moving art for example bees are attracted to flowers for the pollens so he photographs the piece and then when the bees were leaving he kept taking pictures. The piece itself is a moving art. An extended concept of art is action art. It conversation art it is any form of art. It …show more content…
I got to learn a little bit of history in the art community. Joseph Beuys influenced many artists with his ideas and how a person should master analyzing art instead of just looking. Every sculpture, painting, sketching, and performance will always have a meaning behind them. That will influence the community hopefully in a positive to have the people eyes open to see that the world isn’t a perfect place. There were wars and unfair rights during Beuys period. The news inspired him to have a message out he fought for rights and gave many lectures to students about having the ability to have the mind open to many possibilities that the world offers. Beuys isn't forgotten he will go down in a history of one of the most influential artists of the 60's all the way to his