TD 24: EVERYONE IS AN ARTIST

One of Joseph Beuys' fundamental messages, delivered in lectures, interviews, and artworks, was that human beings can and must learn to be creative in many different ways. His famous slogan "Everyone is an artist" was not meant to suggest that all people should or could be creators of traditional artworks. Rather, he meant that we should not see creativity as the special realm of artists, but that everyone should apply creative thinking in their own area of specialization - whether it be law, agriculture, physics, education, homemaking, or the fine arts.