The intention of my work is never to tell a whole the story, I just want to start the book. I'd like to think that my work is there to spark a thought or a memory, real or imagined. To let the mind wander somewhere in the realm between analog and digital, between the real and the impossible - a place you’ve never been that somehow feels oddly familiar. Martin J. Beck: I try to imbue my pieces with a strength, brightness and a touch of whimsy. My sculptural works are designed to be poignant in any environment using optical illusions (and bit of design experience). Sharp angles, intentional reflections, and cascading color combinations are often featured, creating a sort of "Modern Whimsy".
Dillon Beck is a painter, muralist, and designer based out of Columbus, Ohio. He fuses design elements with traditional painting, following and breaking the rules of the former to create a unique visual vocabulary. Hard-edged, regulated forms like stairs, tunnels, roadways and houses are rendered in shifting gradient colors, providing formal movement and cadence to otherwise ambiguous scenes. His artistic pieces regularly explore the concepts of space and time, and often times the intention behind his artwork is to allow viewers to feel as though they can enter his paintings and explore the worlds within. Martin J. Beck is a sculptor, designer, composer, and all-around visionary. He's has decades of experience leading multidisciplinary creative firms, creating unique customer experiences, and making innovative and eye catching works of art. Always a contrarian, with a quick wit and keen intelligence, Martin has been one of the top leaders in the design industry since the early 1970's, driving and leading some of the top design firms both nationally and internationally. From his time at the helm of Fitch, to his impact founding Big Red Rooster and turning it into a global design powerhouse, he's always had a focus on creating unique experiences - a skill evident in his new body of sculptural work.