Works on Paper by Martin Beck |
Beck's work reminds us that dream space is another geography, besides the artist's studio, where nudity is right at home. AEQAI online 9-23-2017 |
Read: Temporal Slippage at the MS Rezny Gallery; |
Read: A Quiet Revolution: Interview with Martin Beck |
Read: The Thought-Provokers: Celebrating Artists & Creatives: Art and Life With Martin Beck |
Upcoming exhibitions |
Study for a Boxer 2, 2020 will be on view March 3 - May 6 as part of the 2021
34th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition |
Publications: |
INDA 13, Manifest Press 2019 |
Create Magazine, February 2019 |
On the whole, Martin Beck's latest works call our attention to the present and its position within a larger temporal trajectory. The tactility of his medium and his use of live drawing bring us, the audience, into a particular ephemeral and instantaneous moment, while his subject matter - the nude - calls our attention to a longer tradition of history. Similarly, Beck's use of abstract backgrounds works to remove us from a specific temporality, while the objects he often presents alongside his figures draw us back into our contemporary settings. Beck's work thus demands both proximity and distance, presence and detachment, from his viewers, creating a layered and multifaceted experience. |
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