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Adam Beebe
        
Adam Beebe's crude, almost
cartoonish oils and violently distorted self-portraits on paper
are filled with spontaneity and overpowering emotion. Applied in
a impasto of oil paint and poxed with scraps of paper, items
from nature and miscellaneous junk, Beebe's paintings seem to be
an extension of his stream-of-consciousness self-portraits.
Heavy outlines and flat planes of vibrant yet sickly colors
describe primitive scenes or sarcastic visual jokes. Visually
influenced by Expressionists such as Schiele and Klimt, in
addition to Francis Bacon and Byzantine icons, Beebe's subject
matter generally consists of extremely stylized, quasi-human
figures and slightly more figurative (though still flat and
heavily outlined) portraits. This spontaneous imagery expresses
simple emotional states between the figures and the bleak
environments they inhabit. Adam recently returned to the Bay
area from New York, where he participated in several exhibitions
in Soho and Williamsburg as well as showing in various
alternative spaces where his work received much acclaim. Since
moving back he has been in numerous local shows including
Suicide Notes a solo exhibition of portraits.
Contact Artist
Phone:
510.595.7188
E-mail Me
Web:
www.crapcore.com |
