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.