John Beaver
Artist Statement:
My arc-welded figurative sculpture is representational art in a unique style that has significant meaning and demands a personal response. Rusty scrap metal is used to create visual excitement in works that are abstract in detail but accurately realistic. The construction is open so interior bones & muscles can be seen evoking further interest. I find satisfaction in creating beauty and expressing age-old truth with discarded practical objects - things most people would consider useless worn out junk. But these scraps are resurrected into forms that are thoughtfully created, accurately proportioned, and visually entertaining from any direction. The high degree of complexity in the structure, the strong drama of the dynamics, and the tension between the materials used and subject matter portrayed reflect the complexity, drama, and tensions of modern life.
Education:
1975 PhD Physics University of Nebraska
1962 MS Physics Iowa State University
1958 BA Physics/Math Luther College Decorah Iowa
Solo Exhibitions:
2002 "Canadian Voices" Donalda Gallery for the Arts
2001-2 "Steel Sculpture of John Beaver" One Yr Tour of Public Gallerie, North Dakota
1993 "John Beaver Metal Sculpture" Lutheran College Art Gallery
Selected Group:
2004 "Man,Nature,Self" Canadian Sculpture Centre
2004 "Echoes Through Time" Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, AB
2004 "Members Exhibition" Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Collections/Commissions:
2001 "The Piano" Stelco Canada, Calgary, AB
1999 "The Ascension" Ascension Lutheran Church, Calgary, AB
1997 "The Aandoff" City of Camrose, Camrose, AB
email: gallery@cansculpt.org
Media: Arc-welded Figurative Sculpture
SSC Member Since: 1999
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