Beezy Bailey

Beezy Bailey (born 21 July 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa) 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.

Education

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,^[1] Brian Eno, Dave Matthews and Arno Carstens, and with photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa.

His work has often been political and attracted controversy.^[2]

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.^[3] One was with the traditional Beezy Bailey signature (rejected), the other signed Joyce Ntobe.^[4] 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.^[5] He has since exhibited work under the name Joyce Ntobe.^[3]

Personal life

Bailey is married with two children and lives in Cape Town^[6] and London.

References

^ 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.

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[Hewitt_2023_p._3-PA1996-IA5-1] 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_Fubah_2020_p._112-2] 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.

[Jones_Baraka_2011_p._65-3] 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_2016_p._147-4] 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.

[5] [1] Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[Duncan_2015_p._149-6] 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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