Beezy Bailey

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Beezy Bailey
Born1962,July,21
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citizenship South Africa
Education Byam Shaw School of Art (B.FA)
Occupation Artist
Father Jim Bailey

William James Sebastian "Beezy" Bailey (born 21 July 1962) is a South African artist who works in various media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking and ceramics. He has worked full-time as an artist for 30 years, with over 20 one-man shows in London, Johannesburg and Cape Town as well as group shows around the world.

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Early life and education

Bailey was born in 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] His father was Jim Bailey, the son of mining magnate Abe Bailey and the proprietor of Drum . [2]

He received a fine arts degree from Byam Shaw School of Art in United Kingdom (London) in 1986, after studying two years of life drawing and then a third in printmaking, painting, and sculpture.

Artwork

Bailey has worked with musicians, including David Bowie, [3] Brian Eno, Dave Matthews and Arno Carstens, and with photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa.

His work has often been political and attracted controversy. [4]

Bailey's work is represented in several art collections, including the David Bowie Art Collection.

Joyce Ntobe

Frustrated with "increasingly prevalent affirmative action", in 1991 Bailey submitted two artworks to an exhibition. [5] One was with the traditional Beezy Bailey signature (rejected), the other signed Joyce Ntobe. [6] The latter is now in the South African National Gallery as part of its permanent collection. When the curator of the Gallery was writing a paper about three black women artists, Joyce Ntobe being one, Bailey revealed the truth. [7] He has since exhibited work under the name Joyce Ntobe. [5]

Personal life

Bailey is married with two children and lives in Cape Town [8] and London.

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References

  1. ↑ "The life and times of 'rock-star artist' Beezy Bailey". Jewish Report. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Pinnock, Don (3 December 2019). "Remembering the extraordinary life of SA's original media maverick". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Hewitt, P. (2023). Bowie Album By Album: David Bowie (in Polish). XinXii. p. 3-PA1996-IA5. ISBN   978-3-98911-871-3 . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Nettleton, A.; Fubah, M.A. (2020). Exchanging Symbols: Monuments and memorials in post-apartheid South Africa. African Sun Media. p. 112. ISBN   978-1-928480-58-7 . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 Jones, K.; Baraka, A. (2011). EyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art. Duke University Press. p. 65. ISBN   978-0-8223-4873-3 . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Solomon, A. (2016). Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change. Scribner. p. 147. ISBN   978-1-4767-9504-1 . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Duncan, P. (2015). South African Artists at Home. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 149. ISBN   978-1-4323-0567-3 . Retrieved 20 October 2023.


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