v. Paintshooter Carl Beck
From the category archives:
Jeg havde fornøjelsen af at bevidne Leonora Christinas første indsejling i Rønne havn her til morgen.
Tillykke Bornholm, måtte den nye færge bringe masser af glade turister til øen!
Leonora Christina ankommer til Rønne havn from Carl Frederik Waage Beck on Vimeo.
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I just finished hanging my new exhibition at Café Munchies near Forum, Copenhagen.
Now it’s time for an impromtu vernissage! Enjoy the painting of Lars Løkke Rasmussen below.
He happens to be our current prime minister btw.
The Press statement that went out is attached below the picture:
Kunstige valgplakater
Pressemeddelelse:
Med udstillingen Blah – Blah – Blah, markerer kunstneren Carl Beck sit ståsted i en international kreds af kunstnere. Som stifter af den Københavnske gren af ”the Stuckist movement” undersøger Carl Beck aktuelle samfundsmæssige problemer med afsæt i det figurative visuelle udtryk. Beskueren lades ikke i tvivl om hvad motivet forestiller, men budskabet er dog åbent for fortolkning. Hvorfor afbildes Helle Thorning Schmidt f.eks. som dominatrix med sin mand Stephen Kinnock i et bur ved siden af? Carl Beck giver med sine malerier et bud på de problemstillinger samfundet kæmper med:
”Demokratiet eksisterer ikke længere, hvis det nogensinde har gjort det! Kan hr. og fru Danmark i deres gode tro hævde at de har reel indflydelse på fordelingen af de 179 mandater? Det er en illusion, og derfor undrer det heller ikke, at mange vælger at blive hjemme på valgdagen. Magt korrumperer – det her er mit forsøg på at skrælle facaden af vores politiske system.”
Carl Beck stiller med sine kontrafaktiske portrætter af Helle Thorning Schmidt og Lars Løkke Rasmussen spørgsmålet – Ved du hvem du stemmer på?
Virkeligheden er ikke altid som facaden angiver, det er dette vi som vælgere må forholde os til.
Nedtaget under rydningen af Brorsons kirke:
Carl Beck har en række samfundskritiske udstillinger bag sig, bl.a. udstillingen ”Frelservalg” som kunne ses i Brorsons kirke, da denne var besat af en gruppe Irakiske Flygtninge. Denne udstilling tog ligesom den aktuelle afsæt i individets politiske stillingtagen. I kirken kunne man således se portrætter af såvel Barack Obama som Mahmoud Ahmadinejad der hang prominent til venstre for alteret.
Malerierne ved siden af alteret blev af sikkerhedshensyn nedtaget da politiet ryddede kirken.
Fakta:
Carl Beck er tidligere finansmand i Saxobank og officer i Forsvaret.
Carl Beck er autodidakt billedkunstner og arbejder til daglig som marketingkoordinator på Bornholm.
Carl Beck blogger om kunst og samfund på paintshooter.dk
Udstillingen ”Blah – Blah – Blah” kan ses alle dage indtil 14/6 på The Munchies – Rosenørns Allé 32, 1970 Frederiksberg C.
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It has been busy here at world domination HQ, but today was one of those days when I had the chance to spend a few hours in front of my Mac and just sit for a while, think, review previous works and develop an idea of things to come.
The past months have been consumed by those little adoring monsters who wake us up at 6 am and demand food (oatmeal) pronto. I can’t say that I am completely coherent at that time in the morning, but I do manage to mix some milk and oatmeal a stick it in the microwave oven.
But things are about to change… We’re moving to the island of Bornholm, which is located on the far side of Sweden but nonetheless still belongs to the kingdom of Denmark. Our new home is on the sourthern tip of the island, very close to what I believe are some of the most amazing beaches in the world (bar the Maldives etc..)
The Sand in Dueodde is so fine it creates dunes as it flies around.
Another major change is the fact that the twins are due to start in nursery in january which will free up a lot of creative time for my wife and I. So be prepared for an increase in the frequency of updates here on the blog.
Extra time also means I’ll have more time in the studio which I am planning on building in one of the barns (yes barn! – as in: “we bought a big farm built around a square”) , and expanding to a gallery later this summer. It’s the perfect setup, since I’ll have all of my critical facilities at home and at the same time the ability to showcase the work of myself and others.
Very soon the tiny town of Snogebæk will have it’s own cultural powerhouse, so if you’re visiting the island don’t forget to swing by us and get your daily fix of art.
In the meantime it’s Time to relax…
"Time to Relax" watercolour on A3 sized Hahnemuller torchon paper.
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Founder of the "Copenhagen Stuckists", Carl Beck has since 2005 emerged as a controversial community activist artist working under the pseudonym "Paintshooter"
As a former FX-trader in the global currency markets, Carl Beck has now turned his attention to the individual in a globalized world. The work of Carl Beck has hung in group and solo shows in Denmark and France. 
