Mr. Beck seems determined to take America's pulse at the end of the century, and it races.
William Zimmer, The New York Times

The artist is not afraid to paint at the top of his lungs.
Dan Bischoff, The Sunday Star-Ledger

Each painting reads like a cultural detective novel.
Jim Flahaven, ArtPapers

In some of his pictures, figures seem to be coming out of the paintings to join the living.
Jerry Stein, The Cincinnati Post