“Exit
Music” On Display At American Stage Theater – New Paintings By Nathan Beard
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – December 1, 2013
American Stage Theater is the setting for Nathan
Beard’s latest series of acrylic abstract paintings. Entitled “Exit Music”, the
series explores the theme of transition by blurring the distinctions between
foreground and background. Beard uses dynamic color contrasts and two different
resist techniques, one liquid (rubbing alcohol) and one dry (painter’s tape),
to achieve constantly shifting surfaces held together by serpentine curves.
Exit music is played at the end of a performance
while the audience is departing, signaling both the end of the imaginary world
they were privy to and their sobering reemergence into daily life. Beard is
drawn to this as a metaphor for transition and for the complicated and often
contradictory feelings that exiting or "the end" conjures. Without
delving into the apocryphal, the Exit Music paintings address
the entire theater of life, from intimacy and conception to recent political
upheavals in the Middle East.
Nathan Beard’s paintings hang in conjunction with
weekly performances of A Marvelous
Party!: The Noel Coward Celebration and will be on view until January 17, 2014 in
the theater lobby, located on the second floor. American Stage Theater Company
is located at 163 3rd Street North, St Petersburg, FL, 33701 and the
exhibit is open for general viewing Monday-Friday, 10am – 6pm. A formal
opening reception will be held December 14th from 11am -12:30pm.
About Artist Nathan Beard:
Nathan
was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Colorado State University in 2001 and
then worked in galleries and as an Art Consultant in Denver, CO for seven
years. He grew up on a dairy farm in western New York. Prior to his university
studies, Nathan lived in Egypt for one year as an exchange student and, upon
his return, worked as a cowboy in Wyoming for two years. Nathan currently
maintains a studio in St. Petersburg, FL and exhibits his work at the Nicole
Shannon Gallery and with Doma Home Furnishings. A large sample of Beard’s work
can be found on his website at www.nathanbeardfineart.com.
Contact Information:
Email
– nathanbeardfineart@gmail.com
Phone-
1-720-208-6020
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