John Beech at Peter Blum. I was really into his sculpture...
This piece is like a little tomb or sarcophagus... kind of Paul Thek. Just a big block of dirty foam, some plexi, and some silver tape.
He had some sculpture on poles leaning against the wall... called leaners. This one is Cushion Leaner #1... it's an old blue denim(?) cushion encased in plexi.
Sonotube Leaner, Blunt Leaner, Car-Mat Leaner.
These leaners are a little like Huang Yong Ping's Face/Brains... but from THE FUTURE.
thanks, John Beech.
Yeah these are hot! I knew of his dumpster drawings and his rotating paintings. But these are a great addition. A real fertile mind at work. And the diversity of approaches is inspiring. Great post.
ReplyDeletethis room had some big paintings, and there was another room of smaller pieces... but i liked these plexi sculptures best, with the green line piece just visible in the top picture.
ReplyDeletenice blog. John Beech is great.
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