Beuys's art opened a new world of dark content, evocative materials, and artistic hero worship. (michaelwerner.com)
While critics were ditching artistic heroes in favor of the «intentional fallacy» and «pure painting,» heroic titles largely gave way to numbers or simply the work's colors. (haberarts.com)
He subsequently saw the great Spanish modernist on four occasions, as well as meeting other artistic heroes such as Georges Braque and Constantin Brancusi. (theguardian.com)