Remembering 1957.
Dennis Beck. Mixed media: photocopy with pastel, 10"x7". 1996.
Studio
2120
Language and the visual
arts are not so far apart.
Writing is an arbitrary
system of arranging symbols.
The spoken word makes
even less sense.
Does the family dog say
"woof-woof," or "wang-wang?"
Do you need a better working
definition of literacy?
I certainly do.
Ascending.Dennis
Beck/ Oil on canvas. 36"x24". 1996.
Beat Groove.
Dennis Beck. Acrylic and Oil on canvas. 36"x24". 1997.
Bro.
Stephen Standing At The Crossroads . Dennis Beck. Sequential drawings
inspired by
Philip Marlowe, James Joyce, Edward Hopper, Steve Vance and Laurel
Robinson. 1996-98.
Chalices
and Vessels. Dennis Beck. Ceramics. 1995-96.
Drumm
Street Exit. Dennis Beck. Photograph. 1998.
Glory
Hole. Dennis Beck.
Monoprint on rice paper. 12"x18". 1997.
Hugo Ball
at the Cabaret Voltaire. Dennis Beck. Oil on canvas. 1996.
Mary (Luke
12:51-53). Dennis Beck. Mixed media sculpture. 16"x6"x4". 1997.
Mr.
Thompson's Sermon. Dennis Beck. Acrylic and oil on canvas. 32"x36".
1996.
Mein Gefangis.
Dennis Beck. Oil on canvas. 120"x36". 1995.
Nothing
is Real. Dennis Beck. Photograph. 5"x7". 1998.
Wish
You Were Here! Polaroid from Hell. Dennis Beck. Photograph. 3 1/2"x4
1/4". 1998.
Option
Three: The Eternal Coffee Break. Dennis Beck. Oil on canvas. 60"x24".
1996.
Party
On The Square. Dennis Beck. Woodcut. 12"x17". 1996.
Sisera
takes a nap (Judges 4:21). Dennis Beck. Oil on paper, 16"x10".
1996.
The Ballerina
Shrine. Dennis Beck. Stuff on my desk. 9"x6"x4". 1998.
San Francisco,
1967-1987. Rest in Peace.. Words on paper. 1967-97.
The Red
Mill, c.1990. Beth Cullom and Dennis Beck. Photograph. 10"x8".
1996.
The
last Fernet Branca. Dennis Beck. Photograph. 5"x7". 1997.
Toxins.
Dennis Beck. Woodcut. 23"x18". 1995.
T.V.O.D.
Dennis Beck. Etching with Aquatint. 4"x14". 1995.
Wisdom
Hat. Dennis Beck. Photograph. 5"x7"1997.
Your Future
Revealed. Dennis Beck.
Kinetic sculpture. 9"x6". 1996.
