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Born 1964 Winchester, England. Known for: Kinetic abstract sculpture, drawing, mixed media.
John Beech refers to himself as "the everyday reductionist." Using the humblest of materials, from car floor mats to raw plywood, he creates objects, many of them called rotating paintings, that are... Read full biography
John Beech refers to himself as "the everyday reductionist." Using the humblest of materials, from car floor mats to raw plywood, he creates objects, many of them called rotating paintings, that are at the same time rough-hewn and elegant, intricately designed and straightforward, dead serious and... Read full biography
John Beech refers to himself as "the everyday reductionist." Using the humblest of materials, from car floor mats to raw plywood, he creates objects, many of them called rotating paintings, that are at the same time rough-hewn and elegant, intricately designed and straightforward, dead serious and subtly humorous. His work falls into both categories of painting and sculpture. Many of his works are monochromatic, usually round, project from walls, and can be rotated on their ball bearing bases.... Read full biography
John Beech refers to himself as "the everyday reductionist." Using the humblest of materials, from car floor mats to raw plywood, he creates objects, many of them called rotating paintings, that are at the same time rough-hewn and elegant, intricately designed and straightforward, dead serious and subtly humorous. His work falls into both categories of painting and sculpture. Many of his works are monochromatic, usually round, project from walls, and can be rotated on their ball bearing bases. Some of his projecting paintings are narrow, eight-feet long, and are anchored on one end to walls. Other paintings are glue paintings, made with Elmer's glue, and some are floor pieces called obstacles and rolling platforms. Beech's work is... Read full biography
John Beech refers to himself as "the everyday reductionist." Using the humblest of materials, from car floor mats to raw plywood, he creates objects, many of them called rotating paintings, that are at the same time rough-hewn and elegant, intricately designed and straightforward, dead serious and subtly humorous. His work falls into both categories of painting and sculpture. Many of his works are monochromatic, usually round, project from walls, and can be rotated on their ball bearing bases. Some of his projecting paintings are narrow, eight-feet long, and are anchored on one end to walls. Other paintings are glue paintings, made with Elmer's glue, and some are floor pieces called obstacles and rolling platforms. Beech's work is represented in such public collections as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in private collections such as that of playwright Edward Albe... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Awards/Recognition
- •Chinati Foundation Residency, Marfa, Texas
- •Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC