The Communicative dimensions in the concept of social sculpture of Joseph Beuys Art
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Joseph Beuys, Communication, Social SculptureAbstract
This article discusses the first chapter of my thesis, in which I present the possible epistemological origin of the concept of Social Sculpture, found in the work of the German artist Joseph Beuys (1921-1986), based on the following authors: Tisdall (1992, 2008), Bunge (1998), Borer (2001) and Durini (2001). I explore the characteristics of the communicational concept of Beuys’ Social Sculpture in relation to authors like Hardt and Negri (2005), Maturana and Varella (1995), Flusser (2008) and Gorz (2005), which perform a critic of the communication. With qualitative bibliographic imagery analysis, sound, videos and photos of Joseph Beuys’ artistic production, the paper proves that his work (posters, drawings, watercolors, actions, performances, windows, videos and sculptures) intend to express and awaken people to reflect on art, politics, education and other topics, from its communicative aspects. His art, like Social Sculpture, aims to promote thought, speech, and reasoning. It is thus, expanded art as critical to communication and culture.Downloads
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