"Every man is a plastic artist who must determine things for himself."
I believe that every artist at some point or another favors one material more than the next. Beuys was commonly known for using animal fat and felt in his performance art pieces; one which is organic and one in which is fabricated. I believe that Beuys had such a fascination u with felt because it was one of the warmest materials you can buy; but at the same time practically worthless. I believe is "weird" or "odd" performance art is amazing because at first glace you will see nothing but what the your brain is telling you. If you do your research you can see that all of the things that Beuys did have meaning behind them. Such as his performance art piece "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" this was done symbolically when the Germans were just starting to realize the tragedies that have came to them in their recent past. It's about excepting the harsh realities of what is real, and what is in front of you. Beuys saw things through a different perspective.
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