"Everybody is an artist in the sense that everybody can create something. It is a therapeutic process, but also a warmth generating process."
This is how Joseph Beuys describes what differentiates his work from that of other artists. He does not paint pictures nor create sculptures in the traditional sense. Instead, he seeks to trigger processes. His works are the result of performances and actions during the course of which material is transformed through warmth and energy.
Beuys believes in the healing power of art and makes frequent references to an “art salve" and an “art pill”.
Have you had your art pill today?
photo by Bruce Behnke