Joseph Beuys
(c)SABAM België, 2017 - Courtesy Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, photo: M HKA, 2017
Aus dem Leben der Bienen, 1950-1980
Print
, 56 x 76 cm
lithography; ink on graphic paper
From the very beginning, animals played an important role in Beuys’ work. He relates the organisation of bees to societal processes. Bees also produce honey, which he saw as a source of natural energy. The ideas of Beuys concerning bees are greatly influenced by philosopher Rudolf Steiner.
Edition: 100
Grafos-Verlag, Vaduz and Verlag Schellmann & Klüser, München