Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck

David Becks highly original, intricate and kinetic artwork combines sculpture, painting, textiles, and mechanics on a scale that creates a genre all its own. Curious Worlds takes us into David Becks magical universe, to watch as he creates minutely detailed and often humorous animals, people and entire scenes that inspire profound wonder, delight and awe. A skilled woodworker, sculptor, painter and craftsman, Beck is recognized as a genuine American original. He is the only living artist to have three solo exhibits at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and his work is sought after by private art collectors across the country.

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Scrum

Scrum

2015

Double Happiness

Double Happiness

2014

The Alcohol Years

The Alcohol Years

2000

Four Daughters

Four Daughters

2023

Chris the Swiss

Chris the Swiss

2018

Tyke Elephant Outlaw

Tyke Elephant Outlaw

2015

Thunder and Mud

Thunder and Mud

1990

Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground

Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground

1995

A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt

A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt

2011

One or Two Questions

One or Two Questions

2018

The Waldheim Waltz

The Waldheim Waltz

2018

Wild Relatives

Wild Relatives

2018

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

2012

Finding Yingying

Finding Yingying

2020

Maya Deren's Sink

Maya Deren's Sink

2011

Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons

Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons

1974

The Balanda and the Bark Canoes

The Balanda and the Bark Canoes

2006

Eye Over Prague

Eye Over Prague

2010

End of the World

End of the World

2015

Women He's Undressed

Women He's Undressed

2015