Rick Beck Artifact / Toy

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Rick Beck September 10 - October 31, 2010 Artifact / Toy Opening Reception Friday, September 10, 2010 5 - 7 pm Opening September 10th: Rick Beck has created a set of playful and just slightly creepy six foot tall glass pull toys. This body of work continues the artist's investigation of transformation, a process that is full of potential discovery. Spoons become figures and figures become toys. Beck, who was educated at Southern Illinois University and lives in North Carolina, is having his 3rd one-person show in Chicago.

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RICK BECK Artifact / Toy

© 2010 Ken Saunders Gallery Printed and bound in the United States of America, all rights reserved. Back Cover, Indigo Spoon, 2009 84 x 16 x 18.5

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Artifact / Toy

Yellow Pull Toy, 2010cast glass

25 x 14 x 12 inches

Clear Spoon with Wingnut, 2009cast glass81 x 27 x 18.5 inches

King, 2010cast glass

58 x 32 x 24 inches including stand

Green Archer / Pawn, 2010cast glass62 x 12 x 12 inches including stand

Purple Archer / Pawn, 2010cast glass62 x 12 x 12 inches including stand

Shiny New Leg, 2010cast glass

76 x 21.5 x 18.5 inches

Blue Pull Toy, 2010cast glass25 x 14 x 12 inches

Clear Pull Toy, 2010cast glass25 x 14 x 12 inches

Audrey, 2009cast glass84 x 18.5 x 18.5 inches

Knife / Fork / Spoon, 2010cast glass

Dreamer, 2010cast glass

91 x 28 x 21 inches

Grace, 2010cast glass69.75 x 20 x 21 inches

Red Archer / Pawn, 2010cast glass62 x 12 x 12 inches including stand

Blue Archer / Pawn, 2010cast glass62 x 12 x 12 inches including stand

Seated Girl, 2008cast glass

Dark Blue Pull Toy, 2010cast glass

25 x 14 x 12 inches

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