Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Beaman, James |
Dates & places of birth and death |
B. 1954 |
Nationality |
American |
Notes |
Originally from North Carolina, artist James Beaman has lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for over 20 years. Well known for his multilayered color field paintings, Beaman's work is about his process. He is interested in the instinctual application of opaque and translucent color. Both additive and reductive techniques create the final cohesive state of the canvas. The artist works in layers, constantly adding and scrapping off paint. The outcome of this repetitive process reflects the "randomness and complexity of memory." |
Places of residence |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; North Carolina |
Role |
Artist |
Titles & Honors |
Former Exhibition Designer at the Greenville Museum of Art; Currently an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University |
Education |
BFA, East Carolina University, 1978 MFA, East Carolina University, 1988 |
