Beezy Bailey
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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.
Early life and education
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Bailey is married with two children and lives in Cape Town[8] and London.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The life and times of 'rock-star artist' Beezy Bailey". Jewish Report. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Pinnock, Don (3 December 2019). "Remembering the extraordinary life of SA's original media maverick". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ [1] Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Beezy Bailey's official website
- Report on 'Art for Africa' auction at Sotheby's
- Short bio of Beezy Bailey Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Beezy Bailey at the Everard Read Gallery
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