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Jeffrey Beebe

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Jeffrey Beebe
Born1971[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationAmerican Academy of Art (BFA)
School of Visual Arts (MFA)[2]
Notable workMap of The Refractorian Solar System (2014),[1]
City of Sociopaths (2013),[3]
Map of Refractoria (2012)[4]
MovementAntagonist[5]
AwardsThe Hermitage Artist Retreat Residency[2]
Websitejeffreybeebe.com

Jeffrey Beebe (born 1961) is a American contemporary artist, best known for his artwork detailing the cartography, history, and mythology of his secondary world, Refractoria, which he describes as "a comprehensive imagino-ordinary world that is equal parts autobiography and pure fantasy".[1]

Background

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Beebe was born and grew up in Indianapolis. He went to college at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and earned a BFA in 1999. In 2004, he moved to Queens, New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts,[6] graduating with a MFA in 2006.[7]

Works

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Beebe's works also includes fantastic autobiographical maps of real world cities he's lived in, Indianapolis (2011)[8] and Chicago (2011)[9] and New York, the City of Sociopaths (2013).[10][11]

Influences

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"My chosen language is derived from the benign, totally unnuanced language of commercial illustration, children's books, Japanese monster movies, Saturday morning cartoons, etc. It doesn't really match up with the professed dark intention of the work".[12]

"Dungeons & Dragons set off a small bomb in my brain because it provided a loose structure for creating these imaginary worlds and populating them with weird and fantastic characters and weaving the whole deal into a story".[6]

Critical

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"watercolors on paper depicting a surreal world inhabited by comic-like characters often situated in dreamlike landscapes"[13]

Tier One

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A Fantasy World, and Creating Art Out of Flotsam http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-fantasy-world-and-creating-art-out-of-flotsam-1423864312 Plagens, Peter February 13, 2015 The Wall Street Journal Dow Jones & Company, Inc. [1] [1]

Hand-drawn maps of an imaginary kingdom are artist's autobiography/confessional http://boingboing.net/2012/11/27/hand-drawn-maps-of-an-imaginar.html Doctorow, Cory November 27, 2012 Boing Boing [4] [4]

Chicago Galleries Open Fall Art Season Tonight http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-klein/chicago-galleries-open-fa_b_3876856.html Klein, Paul November 5, 2013 Huffington Post [3] [3]

Queens is People: Jeffrey Beebe http://jeffreybeebe.com/?v=press (archived at artist's website) Hwang, Cindy Vision Magazine 2009 [6] [6]

Project of the Day: An Imaginary World http://kickstarter.tumblr.com/post/38386124834/an-imaginary-world-over-the-past-15-years Kickstarter Team December 20, 2012 Kickstarter Tumblr [14] [14]

Tier Two

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Jeffrey Beebe "City of Sociopaths" http://www.artinterviewsny.com/jeffrey-beebe-city-sociopaths/ Seen, Arthur January 13, 2014 Art Interviews New York [10] [10]

The VCS Foundation Drawing class meets artist Jeffrey Beebe at BravinLee programs http://vcs.sva.edu/2015/01/30/the-vcs-foundation-drawing-class-meets-artist-jeffrey-beebe-at-bravinlee-programs/ Edwards, Jeff January 30, 2015 School of Visual Arts, Visual & Critical Studies [15] [15]

Jeffrey Beebe (Lost Caverns of the Queen of Ropes) http://the22blog.com/2012/10/16/jeffrey-beebe/ October 16, 2012 The 22 Magazine [16] [16]

Jeffrey Beebe and Space Is the Place http://www.haberarts.com/beebe.htm Haber, John February 20, 2015 haberarts.com [17] [17]

The Unusual World of Jeffrey Beebe http://blog.sixtyhotels.com/unusual-world-jeffrey-beebe/ Parker, Jennifer Deppe January 26, 2015 Alpha Sixty/Sixty Hotels [18] [18]

Chicago Exhibitions: Jeffrey Beebe and Betsy Stirratt at Packer Schopf Gallery http://www.yareah.com/2013/07/21/1686-chicago-exhibitions-jeffrey-beebe-and-betsy-stirratt-at-packer-schopf-gallery/ Packer Schopf Gallery July 21, 2013 Yareah Magazine [19] [19]

9/15/06 http://www.artletter.com/2006/09/91506.html Klein, Paul Paul Klein September 15, 2006 Art Letter [11] [11]

BravinLee Programs Jeffrey Beebe Page http://bravinlee.com/albums/jeffrey-bebbe/ BravinLee Programs [7] [7]

Tier Three/Self-Published

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City of Sociopaths Map http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=23766 Beebe, Jeffrey June 19, 2013 Cartographer's Guild Forum [20] [20]

Dwimmermount (Labyrinth Lord version) http://www.rpgnow.com/product/133746/Dwimmermount-Labyrinth-Lord-version Autarch Games RPG Now [21] [21]

Studio Visit: Jeffrey Beebe http://momaps1.org/studio-visit/artist/jeffrey-beebe MoMA PS1 2014 [22] [22]

Jeffrey Beebe (Artist's Website) http://jeffreybeebe.com/ Jeffrey Beebe [2] [2]

Nessus Shirt Company http://nessusshirtco.blogspot.com/ Jeffrey Beebe [23] [23]

The Antagonist Movement http://theantagonistblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/art-show-and-screening.html Art Show and Screening September 16, 2009 The Antagonist Movement [5] [5]

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Jeffrey Beebe The Battle of The Invoked Impossibility: Further Adventures in Refractoria 1/8-2/21 http://bravinlee.com/pages/past-exhibitions/ BravinLee Programs [24] [24]

Space is the Place: Group Exhibition (at BravinLee Programs) http://www.mutualart.com/Exhibitions/Space-is-the-Place--Group-Exhibition/30CBCDDC5917FA85 2014 [25] [25]

Nightmares & Dreamscapes http://albertopeola.com/en/exhibits/26-nightmares-dreamscapes Alberto Peola Gallery Andruff, Ombretta Agrò (curator) 2008 [13]

Jeffrey Beebe at Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery http://www.designboom.com/art/jeffrey-beebe-at-lyons-wier-ortt-gallery/ designbloom July 14, 2008 [26] [26]

Jeffrey Beebe, When Wishing Still Helped: Adventures in Western Refractoria http://www.packergallery.com/beebe/ Packer Schopf Gallery [27][27]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Plagens, Peter (February 13, 2015). "A Fantasy World, and Creating Art Out of Flotsam". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
  2. ^ a b c d Beebe, Jeffrey. "Jeffrey Beebe". Jeffrey Beebe.
  3. ^ a b c Klein, Paul (November 5, 2013). "Chicago Galleries Open Fall Art Season Tonight". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.
  4. ^ a b c Doctorow, Cory (November 27, 2012). "Hand-drawn maps of an imaginary kingdom are artist's autobiography/confessional". Boing Boing.
  5. ^ a b c The Antagonist Movement (September 16, 2009). "Art Show and Screening". The Antagonist Blog.
  6. ^ a b c d Hwang, Cindy (2009). "Chicago Galleries Open Fall Art Season Tonight". Vision Magazine (English translation archived at artist's website). Cite error: The named reference "Hwang" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c BravinLee Programs. "Jeffrey Beebe". Artists.
  8. ^ Beebe, Jeffrey (April 25, 2011). "Indianapolis Finished: 4.25.11". Nessus Shirt Company (Artist's Blog).
  9. ^ Beebe, Jeffrey (August 29, 2011). "Chicago 08.29.11: Finished". Nessus Shirt Company (Artist's Blog).
  10. ^ a b c Seen, Arthur (January 13, 2014). "Jeffrey Beebe "City of Sociopaths"". Art Interviews New York.
  11. ^ a b c Klein, Paul (September 15, 2006). "9/15/06". Art Letter. Cite error: The named reference "Klein2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ Beebe, Jeffrey (May 15, 2009). "Friday, May 15, 2009". Nessus Shirt Company (Artist's Blog).
  13. ^ a b Andruff, Ombretta Agrò (2008). "Nightmares & Dreamscapes". Alberto Peola Artecontemporanea.
  14. ^ a b Kickstarter Team (December 20, 2012). "Project of the Day: An Imaginary World". Kickstarter.
  15. ^ a b Seen, Arthur (January 30, 2015). "The VCS Foundation Drawing class meets artist Jeffrey Beebe at BravinLee programs". School of Visual Arts, Visual & Critical Studies.
  16. ^ a b "Jeffrey Beebe (Lost Caverns of the Queen of Ropes)". The 22 Magazine. October 16, 2012.
  17. ^ a b Haber, John (February 20, 2015). "Jeffrey Beebe and Space Is the Place". haberarts.com.
  18. ^ a b Parker, Jennifer Deppe (January 26, 2015). "The Unusual World of Jeffrey Beebe". Alpha Sixty/Sixty Hotels.
  19. ^ a b Packer Schopf Gallery (July 21, 2013). "The Unusual World of Jeffrey Beebe". Yareah Magazine.
  20. ^ a b Beebe, Jeffrey (June 19, 2013). "City of Sociopaths Map". Cartographer's Guild Forum.
  21. ^ a b Autarch Games (August 2014). "Dwimmermount (Labyrinth Lord version)". RPG Now.
  22. ^ a b Beebe, Jeffrey (2014). "Studio Visit: Jeffrey Beebe". MoMA PS1.
  23. ^ a b Beebe, Jeffrey. "Nessus Shirt Company".
  24. ^ a b BravinLee Programs (2015). "Jeffrey Beebe The Battle of The Invoked Impossibility: Further Adventures in Refractoria".
  25. ^ a b "Space is the Place: Group Exhibition (at BravinLee Programs)". MutualArt.com. 2014.
  26. ^ a b "Jeffrey Beebe at Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery". designbloom magazine. July 14, 2008.
  27. ^ a b Packer Schopf Gallery (2013). "Jeffrey Beebe, When Wishing Still Helped: Adventures in Western Refractoria".
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