My Story...
Eric Beck's lifelong relationship with the ocean has helped shape his life. Being an avid sailor and fishermen as well as working summers at the local boatyard has helped form a unique appreciation for the sea. As a skilled craftsmen and carpenter, it's only natural that his creative outlets began to assemble unusual pieces of furniture and art.
Eric Beck's lifelong relationship with the ocean has helped shape his life. Being an avid sailor and fishermen as well as working summers at the local boatyard has helped form a unique appreciation for the sea. As a skilled craftsmen and carpenter, it's only natural that his creative outlets began to assemble unusual pieces of furniture and art.
Eric Beck in his workshop.
Most recently, his art has manifested itself as whimsical fish sculptures created by using old tools, rusted or corroded metal, as well as broken rudders and other nautical items. These fish reflect Eric's eye for symmetry as well as proportionality, with new pieces carefully added after being selected from a collection of rusty castoffs. Each assemblage is deliberately left in a raw unpolished state with sharp points and edges clearly exposed. After several pieces being well received at Left Bank Gallery ( http://www.leftbankgallery.com ) last season, he has become more encouraged to continue this vein of expression.
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Each fish is unique in it's size, shape, and composition as well as the stories behind some of their parts. Eric's most recent fish sculptures have a more polished shiny look. Each piece is constructed mostly with brass, copper, and stainless steel left in it's bright shiny non-weathered state. Each assemblage is constructed from parts of old clocks, bugles or other shiny castoffs.
While on a recent road trip through the west, Eric and his wife collected old yardsticks from flea markets and antique shops. Upon returning to Provincetown, he created a coffee table from those old yardsticks supported with parts from broken discarded chairs. As a result he has created other similar yardstick furniture each unique in it's appearance and construction. His only dilemma now is where can he find enough old yardsticks and broken brass clocks to continue making his creations. |
STEAMPUNK SCHOOL: Mostly constructed of brass and copper also employing many old clock parts as well as other shiny castoffs. Send inquiry for more information about These and other fish.
