FELT SUIT 1978 JOSEPH BEUYS GERMAN, 1921 - 1986 Felt Suit is an autobiographical work of art, as the suit is modeled on the artist's own clothing. Joseph Beuys considered the material to be an extension of the self, and in his case a life-saving element that nomads used to warm him following an airplane crash during World War II. The suit hanging on a wall is like a hollow body portrait. Beuys used clothing to refer to the body and its physical absence, conjuring up notions of loss and nostalgia. WHAT MAKES THIS WORK AUTOBIOGRAPHIC?