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Beuys and Moebius -- did they ever meet? And on what planet?

Joseph Beuys and the Coyote:

 

"I Like America and America Likes Me" Performance, 1974

    In May 1974 Beuys flew to New York and was taken by ambulance to the site of the performance, a room in the René Block Gallery at 409 West Broadway. Beuys lay on the ambulance stretcher swathed in felt. He shared this room with a wild coyote, for eight hours over three days. At times he stood, wrapped in a thick, grey blanket of felt, leaning on a large shepherd's staff. At times he lay on the straw, at times he watched the coyote as the coyote watched him and cautiously circled the man, or shredded the blanket to pieces, and at times he engaged in symbolic gestures, such as striking a large triangle or tossing his leather gloves to the animal; the performance continuously shifted between elements that were required by the realities of the situation, and elements that had purely symbolic character. At the end of the three days, Beuys hugged the coyote that had grown quite tolerant of him, and was taken to the airport. Again he rode in a veiled ambulance, leaving America without having set foot on its ground. As Beuys later explained: ‘I wanted to isolate myself, insulate myself, see nothing of America other than the coyote.’  (From Wikipedia)
Jean Giraud Moebius:
  On top of the picture, in the distance, we see Jean Giraud Moebius flying away on his friendly pterodactyl, enjoying the bird's eye perspective.  Moebius had cultivated an access to the most wondrous and magical worlds, and his hand, his pen -- the line he drew, were immaculate recordings of the incredibly rich universe he perceived.    

   But then again on the other hand, Jean was an extension of his pen. The secret of his life was, that all he ever did, was to hold on to his pen, which would transport him into the many worlds that he never got tired to share with us, in his films, comics, and paintings.
   I was privileged to work with him, and did a trailer for the CG film: "Thru the Moebiustrip", which eventually was produced in China. My trailer at Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/2216843
   Working with Jean was like love at first sight! Who could not love this gentle, humble genius, who, as mild-mannered as he was, had a steely resolve to to make a design look exactly like it should? Jean Giraud knew what he wanted, but still loved surprises. Which gave me a lot of creative freedom, and we had no problem collaborating. In my memory we all just tried to please him -- everybody was happy to do anything to satisfy the soft-spoken genius!
   I wish he was still around...

 

 

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