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ABOUT THE ARTIST ------------------------------------------------------------------- For the past decade, Jason Beam has been working in the digital art medium, creating intricate illustrations through computer generated means. Combining photography, found objects and hand-drawn elements, his frenetic detail and unique style has established him as a prevailing artist in the digital medium. Jason Beam’s combination of surrealism and photography creates art that cannot be created in the darkroom or with software alone. The end result is a dreamlike environment that is strangely and captivatingly unique. His work has found it's way into American galleries such as C-Pop in Detroit and Los Angeles (2009) and in conjunction with Les Barany's Carnivora Exhibit in selected cities around the United States, Echo in Chicago, IL, Galerie Luna in Salem, MA, Dark Secrets in Philadelphia, PA and as a Guest Artist at The Dirty Show Erotic Art Exhibit in Detroit in 2008 and 2009. His work graces the permanent collection in the Centre Jean D'Arc in Orleans, France - a museum dedicated to Saint Joan of Arc, as well as the Brothers Grimm museum in Germany. Jason Beam's art has been highlighted in books, magazines, calendars, CDs and in feature film. His work is considered by some as dark, gothic or macabre, but regardless of definition, his art has made an impression amongst peers and audiences. His illustration and package design for clients and feature films have won a variety of awards for it's unique look and shelf appeal. When mentioning the terms 'Dark Art' or 'Gothic Art', most envision a rough, scary, and grotesquely distorted expression of creativity. Jason Beam's work has never fit into that category - his work illustrates emotion, beauty and sensuality intermixed with the dark, the distorted, and the tragic. In developing his style, he did not want to follow the current genre of Dark Art, but develop a more realistic/surrealistic style that fit his individual outlook and was more dreamscape than nightmare. Much of Jason Beam's early work reflected personal emotional issues, but as his style began to develop, he set out to illustrate stories that inhabited society's collective consciousness. Jekyll and Hyde, Aphrodite, Bloody Mary and other illustrations feature fictional and mythological characters that are ingrained into human consciousness. Jason Beam takes those characters and interprets them in a different and unique way, but still disseminates the overall emotion that surrounds the subject. He takes great care into the development of each piece, paying strict attention to detail, color and composition. His background in graphic design plays an integral role in the way his work communicates to the viewer. When asked about his artistic style and why he creates art, he responds: "It's not the subject matter in my work that reflects my personality, but rather the way in which I illustrate that subject matter." Jason Beam has finished working in the digital medium, and is now experimenting in oils at home since being back in Montana and doing some old school cruising in his 1968 Buick Riviera when weather permits. PAST EXHIBITS The Dirty Show, February 2009 - Detroit, Michigan PROFESSIONAL RESUME JASON BEAM STUDIOS EXPERIENCE Involved in all aspects of business ownership, and parlaying previous advertising agency experience into a sustainable, reliable venture.Responsilble for self-promotion, client acquisition, web advertising placement, strategic marketing, product production and developing a viable shipping strategy for prompt deployment of web sales.Creative responsibilities included: client interaction, creating digital illustrations for client commissions, combining artistic style with sound graphic design principals to develop effective websites, advertising pieces and package designs. Created marketable limited edition prints for sale in gallery and in internet-based environment. Photography direction for vareity of photographers, as well as conducting photo shoots. Based on a limited operating budget, developed cost-effective and highly successful advertising campaigns and retail promotions.Administrative responsibilities included: standard self-proprietor bookkeeping, business operations, artwork promotion and representation. Opening lines of communication with print, web publications and art galleries for promotion and display of fine art. Managed accounts payable and receivable, packaging and shipping. AWARDS • Award - Package Design, 2008 Graphic Design USA Packaging Awards AFFILIATIONS • Conceptualized and organized charity art project among Spookyart.com community for the benefit of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. WALKER DESIGN GROUP EXPERIENCE Lead Visual Design and Illustration for strategy, marketing and business solutions provider. Focus: local, regional and national based businesses. Conceptualizing and visual design of client advertising and marketing. Visual lead and design lead in self-starting environment. Helping analyze client needs and defining scope of work in concert with Creative Director. Also involved in printer coordination, prepress and press checks. Fostering solid relationships with clients.Creative responsibilities included: composing various design projects including, print and web collateral, corporate identity packages, and advertising campaigns spread throughout different medias. Performed extensive color and cast correction, photo manipulation and restoration for various projects such as catalogs, annual reports and brochures. Project scope, advertising, marketing, implementation and deployment of projects. Involved in business process presentation development, such as visual and multi-media presentations and Request for Proposal design based on client requirements.Administrative responsibilities included: all tracking and time billing of projects within the art department, maintenance of equipment and software. The ability to problem solve and answer a wealth of technical questions in regards to vendor web servers, system software, programs and company intranet. AFFILIATIONS • Served as Chairman of the Public Relations/Marketing Committee for 2002, Young Enthusiast Society (YES!) in Great Falls, Montana. MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Creating class itinerary and instructing 5-day, 15 hour seminars on Advanced Adobe Photoshop, as well as 9 hour seminars focusing on Creative Photoshop, both for college credit. Teaching advanced production techniques, and enlightening students to the way of thinking creatively on the computer. Class topics included: paths, masks, channels, layers, effects, advanced printing and web production methods, and a 3-hour 'jam session' letting students work on their own personal projects, while showing them tips and tricks of Photoshop. INSTY PRINTS EXPERIENCE Working from creative concept to final production ranging from logo designs, stationary packages, self-mailers, monthly newsletters, forms, documents and political literature. Also involved in extensive prepress and service bureau duties such as film and plate output, scanning, file repair and troubleshooting. Quick conceptulization and consultation with clients was paramount. Also possess knowledge of printing processes, papers and typography. SILKSCREEN AND ENGRAVING EXPERIENCE Graphic design and production artist, entry level position. Training in darkroom, stat camera and silk screen printing process. Company's specialty: signs and silk screened printing on clothing. Total in-house knowledge.EducationPlatt College, Graphic Design and Electronic Prepress: Aurora, Colorado.1995-1996. Illustration, prepress skills, mechanical artwork and camera usage, prepress program training as well as traditional mechanical mock-ups and production. EDUCATION Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Studied illustration and design techniques. Transferred to Platt College Graphic Design and Electronic Prepress program. |
Jason Beam's illustrative story-telling of classic macbre tales inermixed with a surrealistic sensuality
have made his art, photographic and illustrative style popular among gothic and horror enthusiasts since 1995.
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