KEN BECKLES

Artist Statement

I am an abstract painter and an accomplished photographer. My paintings are personal and very different from other artists work due to the way that I approach the work. I mix most of the colors that I use and I also design the unusual shapes that I use for the paintings. I try to use as many variations as I can to separate my work from the rest of the art world. Using this discipline creates my own dynamic style of painting. My influences come from outside the art world and they are varied as life itself. My photography is also personal in nature and with color being an important issue for both.

The best way to describe my art is to say that it is totally abstract, with large areas of varied colors that are sometimes splashed or solid and very linear in nature. The shapes are very unusual and the colors at times are also unusual. There are also some very hard edges, sometimes there are circles and sometimes there are small paintings within the paintings. My approach to doing the paintings also varies in that sometimes I work from drawings done to scale and then at times I draw directly on the surface because the concept is so clear that I can go directly to executing it. I have a continuing flood of ideas that I am constantly tapping into and as I do more paintings the greater the flow of ideas become. I also work in multiple styles that each lead to a series of paintings and every now and then one of those paintings opens another door leading to a whole new series of paintings. The paintings seem to have a mystic power of their own and they seem to capture a flash of emotion and freeze it in time like a camera does but since they take longer to complete they cover a greater range of emotions. The paintings can best be described as abstract color jewels that have fallen from the cosmos like comets or shooting stars.

Biography

KEN BECKLES 126 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10011
PHONE 212.691.2641
WEBSITE- www.cybat.com
EMAIL- HELLIFIED@VERIZON.NET


EDUCATION: PRATT INSTITUTE, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK


SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2012 BILLE'S BLACK RESTAURANT, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
2004 BARNES & NOBLE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1995 MAYER, BROWN AND PLATT NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1990 ZECKENDORF TOWERS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1989 HAMILTON PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1985 ITOKEN PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
BARBARA BRAATHEN GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1983 ALTERNATE SPACE GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1980 MASSAPEQUA PUBLIC GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
VERZYL GALLERY, NORTHPORT, NEW YORK


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2021 EMERGE GALLERY, BEST IN SHOW, SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK
2020 D'ART GALLERY, DENVER, COLORADO
2020 SHUTTER MAGAZINE
2020 TPS 29, THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, HOUSTON, TEXAS
2020 WICKFORD ART ASSOCIATION, NORTH KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND
2020 GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY, WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTES
2020 SOUTH X SOUTHEAST GALLERY, MOLENA, GEORGIA
2018 A5 MAGAZINE #19 (OCTOBER)
2016 AVERAGE ART MAGAZINE, UNITED KINGDOM
2016 MAINSTREET ARTS, CLIFTON SPRINGS, NEW YORK
2016 ART DESIGN CONSULTANTS, CINCINNATI, OHIO
2016 APERTURE MAGAZINE ISSUE 223
2012 ART TAKES TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
2009 SYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA
2009 BABOO GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
2009 THE ARTCOMPLEX CENTER OF TOKYO (ACT), TOKYO, JAPAN
2008 CURTIS ARTS & HUMANITIES CENTER GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO
2008 SOHO20 CHELSEA GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
2007 LAKEWOOD CULTURAL CENTER, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO
2005 LANCASTER MUSEUM OF ART, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
2005 BARRETT ART CENTER, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
2004 CERES GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
2002 WATER MILL MUSEUM, WATER MILL, NEW YORK











2001 ART ADDICTION, INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE ART SHOW,
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
2001 ARTONPAPER, CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION, SLOVENIA
1999 SHARJAH ARTS MUSEUM, SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
1999 ARTSFORUM GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1999 STEPHEN GANG GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1999 MAYER, BROWN AND PLATT, NEW YORK, NEW YORK,
PHOTO EXHIBITION
1998 FABER BIRREN NATIONAL COLOR AWARD SHOW,
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT
1997 ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, NEW YORK,
NEW YORK
MASS MEDIA", WESTBETH GALLERY
1996 MARYMOUNT COLLEGE GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1995 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SERVICES, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
SAFECO INSURANCE BUILDING, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
1993 MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, MIAMI, FLORIDA
1991 COMMANDERIE D'UNET MUSEUM, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
MASKA INTERNATIONAL GALLERY, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
PLEIADES GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1990 CHAPELLE DE LA SORBONNE, PARIS, FRANCE
FUNDING CENTER, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
1989 ART COLLECTOR, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
PETER DREW GALLERY, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
1986 NEON GRAFFITI GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1985 M. DARLING GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1984 DANCETERIA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1983 ALTERNATE SPACE GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1981 NEW ARTISTS PRODUCTIONS, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
KEANE MASON GALLERY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1980 TOWER GALLERY, SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
1979 STATE UNIVERSITY AT CORTLAND, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

2002 ART ADDICTION, "BEST IN EXHIBITION" AND WORLD OF
ART AWARD
1993 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
WORK USED IN MOVIE PRODUCTION
1989 DAVID HOWARD'S "ART SEEN", MANHATTAN CABLE TELEVISION
1978 CREATIVE ARTISTS PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
1976 UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY, SELECTED PARTICIPANT IN BICENTENNIAL SHOW TOURING RUSSIA
1971 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS SCHOOL
1970 FIRST PLACE PRIZE, LIFE MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Exhibition History (CV)