User:Thenfactor/Beerhorst
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 Beerhorst in 2024 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | University of Illinois |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work |
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| Style | Art Brut, Naive Art |
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Richard [Rick] Beerhorst born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, is established in the Art Market as an internationally renowned artist. His work explores the relationship between the muse and their interaction with the animals, birds or insects that feature within his paintings. His lifetime of work spans a variety of media including painting, print maker and sculptor. One of his best-known works includes 'City as Muse' that featured and sold in 2014 for $53,000. His highly prized and notable back catalogue of work has graced exhibitions, museums and sizeable collections across Europe and the United States.
Style of Art
[edit]Beerhorst has a style and affinity with Art Brut and Naiive Art, where in terms of his figurative paintings, also references the style and form of Renaissance paintings with their notable object symbolisms that are pastiches to Jacopo de' Barbari and rural background views that hark back to artists such as Andrea del Verocchio, Leonardo da Vinci and Piero della Francesca.
Symbolisms within Beerhorst's paintings
[edit]The symbolism that Beerhorst has embraced and that has graced his back catalogue include birds such as Rooks, Doves and Hummingbirds; butterflies and other insects including snails, that cover either one or both of the eyes of his muse's face. The symbolism that reflects within his work, references the delicate fragility of youth in comparison to the delicate fragility of the birds and insects that also feature.
Beerhorst's Early Life and Education
[edit]Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Beerhorst was decisive in pursuing a successful career as an artist in the 1980's.
After exhibiting his work in art galleries, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist from the 1980's onwards.
The 1980'S Art Scene
[edit]From the time Beerhorst left Grand Rapids in May 1983, at the age of 23, with a duffle bag and boom box in hand, he ventured to New York City in order to immerse himself within the 1980's Art culture, that was at the time heavily influenced by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Julian Schnable. Through family connections, Beerhorst conversed with Basquiat, through telephone communications, where Basquiat recognized the significance of Beerhorst's work within the contemporary Art world.
Beerhorst, The Here and Now
[edit]Beerhorst remains a highly acclaimed artist whose body of work has featured in more than 24 exhibitions, where he has gained recognition in receiving numerous grants and awards and form the collections of the most notable in high office.
Beerhorst's work is now in the Secondary Art Market phase, where the full worth of his contribution to Art Brut/ Naive Art, that delicately encompasses elements of Renaissance symbolism, has established him as being highly sought after and prized contemporary artist.
Exhibitions Featuring Beerhorst's Work
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Beerhorst Featuring in Artist Residencies
[edit]| Residency | Duration | Season |
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| Carter Foster Residency. | Two weeks | Spring 2019 |
| Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. | Four weeks | Spring 2018 |
| Golden Apple Artist Residency. | Two weeks | Summer 2017 |
Grants and Awards Beerhorst Received
[edit]| Year | Grant/ Award | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best Use of Urban Space Award, ArtPrize | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US. |
| 1997-1998 | Pollack/ Krasner Foundation Grant | |
| 2010 | Best Use of Urban Space Award, ArtPrize | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US. |
| 1995 | Creative Artist Grant | Arts Foundation of Michigan, US. |
| 1989 | NEA Artist Fellowship Grant | Michigan Council for the Arts Mini Grant, Michigan, US. |
In-Situ Beerhorst Art Collections
[edit]| Collection | Location |
|---|---|
| The Janet Turner Print Museum | Chico, California, US. |
| Grand Rapids Museum of Art | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US. |
| Grand Valley University | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US. |
| The Dick and Betsy DeVos Collection | Ada, Michigan, US. |
| Turner Print Museum | Chico, California, US. |
| California State University | California, US. |
| Calvin College | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US. |
| Warner Cross and Judd | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US. |
| Art Center of Battle Creek | Battle Creek, Michigan, US. |
Publications Featuring Beerhorst's Art
[edit]| Time | Publication | Publication Edition/ Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Art Collector Magazine. | August page 43. |
| 2013 | Hyperallergic. | October 13. |
| 2008 | An Illustrated Life. | How Book, Cincinnati, Ohio, US. |
| 2004 | Art in America. | October, Essential X. |
| 1997 | Porges, Simon Sullivan: 'Blessed Art Though Among Women'. | Macmillan. |
| 1997 | VanLaar, Diepeveen: 'Active Sights'. | Mayfield Press. |
| 1996 | Porges, Simon Sullivan: 'Who Do You Say That I Am?'. | Macmillan. |
References
[edit]https://hyperallergic.com/88097/weekend-studio-visit-rick-beerhorst-in-grand-rapids-michigan/ https://www.saatchiart.com/en-gb/studiobeerhorst