Every Human Being Is a Work of Art! 1983

Editor: This is Wolf Vostell's "Every Human Being Is a Work of Art!" and I find the layering of media – photography, paint, text – quite striking. What do you see in this piece, considering its materials and message? Curator: Vostell's piece is fascinating. The overlay of gestural paint challenges the photograph's supposed objectivity, drawing attention to the artist's labor. The materials are not neutral; they are used to make us question the means of production and cultural representation. Editor: So, the juxtaposition itself is a commentary on the artistic process? Curator: Precisely. It compels us to examine the social context in which both the photograph and the painted intervention were created, and how they contribute to our understanding of art and humanity. Editor: That's a perspective I hadn't considered, thank you! Curator: My pleasure; it's exciting to analyze art through the lens of materiality.