Come Along
Artist
Rick Beck
(American, born 1960)
Date2001
Mediumcast glass
Dimensions15 × 40 × 7 inches (38.1 × 101.6 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Moses Luski.
Object number2009.17.3
On View
Not on view
Copyright© Rick Beck.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextRick Beck transforms everyday objects and forms into beautiful, delicate and larger-than-life sculptures made of cast glass. Much like an artist working with stone or wood, Beck uses grinders, saws, and hand tools to sculpt his cast pieces. In Come Along and Turquoise Axe, Beck turns seemingly mundane tools into works of art. Viewers become transfixed by the incongruent juxtaposition of the size, material, and rich blue color of the pieces, with their own understanding of these common objects.
Rick Beck received a B.A. in art at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, and a M.F.A. with an emphasis on glass from Southern Illinois University. Beck works from his studio in North Carolina and teaches glassmaking at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. He also taught at Pilchuck Glass School in Washington and Appalachian Center for Crafts in Tennessee.