These pieces seem to point to a new level of maturity in your art. I remember many of your compositions in the 1990s were very vibrant and bright perhaps symbolizing a wish to be heard and noticed. Now, with more faded earth tones, I see you being more comfortable with who you are and what you do. I am also hoping that the more earthy tones serve as a critique of the manufactured colors and styles of public art. This is very now and an important contribution to the broad, cultural turn toward environmental harmony and away from brash overconsumption.
Beard is without a doubt interesting for his reaction to the depersonalization and lack of expressiveness that dominates the American Art scene. Since Warhol, a culture of mere symbols has developed; the mundane elevated to become aesthetic myth. Beard instead traces a map of individual stories; tribal signs, like ghostly footprints, sometimes menacing and disconcerting, have their presence rooted in magical symbolism.
Studied with James Jarvaise and Matsumi Kanemitsu at Santa Barbara Art Institute, Santa Barbara, Ca.
Studied with Minoru Kawabata at New School For Social Research, New York City.
Studied with Anne Truitt, Martin Puryear, and William Willis at University Of Maryland, College Park, Md.
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These pieces seem to point to a new level of maturity in your art. I remember many of your compositions in the 1990s were very vibrant and bright perhaps symbolizing a wish to be heard and noticed. Now, with more faded earth tones, I see you being more comfortable with who you are and what you do. I am also hoping that the more earthy tones serve as a critique of the manufactured colors and styles of public art. This is very now and an important contribution to the broad, cultural turn toward environmental harmony and away from brash overconsumption.
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