i12bent: Joseph Beuys: Infiltration homegen fur Konzertflugel, 1966“The sound of the piano is trapped inside the felt skin. In the normal sense a piano is an instrument used to produce sound. When not in use it is silent but still has a sound potential. Here, no sound is possible and the piano is condemned to silence.” Joseph Beuys

i12bent:

Joseph Beuys: Infiltration homegen fur Konzertflugel, 1966

“The sound of the piano is trapped inside the felt skin. In the normal sense a piano is an instrument used to produce sound. When not in use it is silent but still has a sound potential. Here, no sound is possible and the piano is condemned to silence.” Joseph Beuys

Jul 21 2012 29 notes

Joseph Beuys w/ Coyote (by accidentaluniverse)

Beuys’s work is not easy to understand, but this video moves me.

Mar 9 2012 8 notes
mythologyofblue: Joseph Beuys, Untitled, 1965 NOTE: Beuys sometimes painted with rabbit blood +

mythologyofblue:

Joseph Beuys, Untitled, 1965

NOTE: Beuys sometimes painted with rabbit blood +

Feb 8 2012 130 notes