Dylan Beck

1:10 scale Arrowmont Cloud in Miniature
Media: 3D printed glazed ceramic, composite material sample
Dimensions: h3 x w3 x d3 in.
Date: 2014

3D model created from 34 digital images of the original scultpure. This computer model was used to create the 1:10 scale 3D printed ceramic version seen at the top of the page.

Original cloud sculpture completed during the 2014 Arrowmont Surface Symposium at Arrowmont School or the Crafts.

Dimensions: h30 x w18 x d10 in

This cloud now lives in the Arrowmont boneyard.

Media: Ceramic, foam, paint, unfired glaze
Dimensions: h30 x w36 x d36 in.
Date: 2012

Media: Ceramic, foam, paint, turf
Dimensions: h30x w36x d36 in
Date: 2012

Media: Ceramic, foam, paint
Dimensions: h30x w20x d18 in
Date: 2012

Media: Stoneware, porcelain, unfired glaze, paint, foam, air filters
Dimensions: h22 x w18 x 12 in
Date: 2012

Media: Ceramic
Dimensions: h108 x w235 x d1 in.
Date: 2016

Images by Mario Gallucci

Media: Bisque porcelain
Dimensions: h30x w30 in
Date: 2013

Media: Bisque porcelain
Dimensions: h84 x w120 x d1 in.
Date: 2013

Media: Found treated 4x4's, porcelain
Dimensions: h23x w23x d5 in.
Date: 2012

Comments: The wood was formed
by designing a 3D digital
prototype then milling with
a CNC router.

Media: Paint, vinyl, chalk
Dimensions: h36 x w180 in.
Date: 2013

Media: Digital print on vinyl, nylon rope
Dimensions: h36 x w60 in.
Date: 2013

Media: Digital print on vinyl, nylon rope
Dimensions: h36 x w60 in.
Date: 2013

Media: Vinyl, rope, tickets, Solo cups
Dimensions: banner h24x w120 in
Date: 2013

Media: Wood, paint, fluorescent lights
Dimensions: h120 x w36 x d36 in.
Date: 2013

Media: Stoneware, porcelain, unfired glaze, paint
Dimensions: h7 x w5 x d4 in
Date: 2012

Media: CNC milled treated 4x4's (repurposed), decorative molding
Dimensions: h22x w64x d3 in
Date: 2013

Media: Porcelain, underglaze, resin
Dimensions: h16x w24x d22 in.
Date: 2011

Media: Porcelain, underglaze, paint, steel, rubber, plastic
Dimensions: h30 x w100 x d84 in.
Date: 2011

In the 1950’s suburban development, as we know it today, was beginning to spread across the United States. The US was in the midst of its greatest development phase, on a scale we may never see again. With the advent of television, the Cold War, and the need for transcontinental communication of sensitive governmental information our first wireless communication infrastructure was built. Microwave towers popped up across the country, becoming a fixture in the American visual landscape. 
Now, traveling through the expansive western landscape, one no longer has uninterrupted vistas of the plains or mountain ridges. These Microwave sites are now relics of a not so distant period, illustrating how quickly technology becomes obsolete, and marking the beginning of the wireless information infrastructure. 

Media: Digital animation, projector, ceramic, resin
Dimensions: Variable
Date: 2012

Dimensions: h32x w42x d6 in.
Media: Porcelain, paint, steel, rubber
Date: 2008

Media: Porcelain, steel, rubber, paint
Dimensions: h32x w60x d 8 in.
Date: 2009

Media: Porcelain, earthenware, oxide wash, paint, rubber, steel
Dimensions: h60x w32x d10 in.
Date: 2008

Media: Recycled paper, ball point pen, chalk
Dimensions: 
      Drawing h6 x w2 feet
      Wall h30x w40 feet
Date: 2009

Drawing executed with computer aided drawing machine.

Media: Terracotta, grout, wood shims, plastic, air filter
Dimensions: h24 x w60 x d24 in.
Date: 2011

Media: Porcelain, carpet padding, plywood
Dimensions: h10x w15x d15 in.
Date: 2010

Media: Colored porcelain, turf, carpet padding, plywood
Dimensions: h10 x w14 x d9 in.
Date:2010

Media: Porcelain, underglaze, airfilter
Dimensions: h2x w13x d11 in.
Date: 2010

Media: Bisque porcelain, vinyl
Dimensions: h96x w120x d6 in
Date: 2009

Media: Terra-cotta, bisque porcelain
Dimensions: h8x w96x d 36 in.
Date: 2009

During the development of East State St. in Athens, OH a hillside with a historic farmhouse was leveled to make way for a shopping mall and plaza. The corbel forms represent landscape, historic architectural adornment, and replication of natural forms in the handmade object. The corbels are cut to accommodate the modular modern architectural form and their recession into the floor reflects the decline of ornate architectural adornment. The modular form is derived from the negative space in a polystyrene shipping container.

Media: Bisque porcelain, vinyl
Dimensions: h 56x w 86x d 3 inches
Date: 2009

Media: Porcelain
Dimensions: h 6x w18x d18 inches
Date: 2009

Media: Insulation foam, joint compound, wood, paint
Dimensions: h 75x w 87x d 12 inches
Date: 2008

Media: Insulation foam, acoustic ceiling tile, joint compound, wood, paint
Dimensions: h26x h40x d20 inches
Date: 2007

Media: Insulation foam, joint compound, paint, wood
Dimensions: h42x w39x d8 inches
Date: 2007

Media: Insulation foam, joint compound, paint, wood
Dimensions: variable
Date: 2007

Media: Sheetrock, wood, paint, casters
Dimensions: h36x w40x d39 inches.
Date: 2007
Comments: This piece is derived from the floor plan of one of the houses built by the developer, Dominion Homes. The dimensions are that of a kitchen counter.

Media: Insulation foam, joint compound
Dimensions: h42 x w39 x d15 inches
Date: 2007

Media: Duratrans prints, light boxes, studs
Dimensions: h8x w6x d4 feet
Date: 2007

Media: Conduit, cement
Dimensions: h 96x w 114x d 126 inches
Date: 2008

Media: Chalk line
Dimensions: variable
Date: 2008

Media: Insulation foam, joint compound, wood, paint
Dimensions: h 18x w 36x d 10 inches
Date: 2007

Media: Colored porcelain, wood
Dimensions: h72x w96x d80 inches.
Date: 2007
Comments: The forms are derived from the negative spaces in Styrofoam shipping containers.

Media: Colored porcelain
Dimensions: Variable
Date: 2007
Comments: The forms are derived from the negative spaces in Styrofoam shipping containers.

Media: Cardboard, silkscreen & digital print, packing peanuts, stretch-wrap, trash can
Dimensions: variable
Date: 2006
Comments: Residual of unpacking performance lasting approximately 15 min. During the performance the floor is filled with objects and viewers must move out of the way.

Media: Colored porcelain, pallets, shrink wrap.
Dimensions: Varied, unpacking performance
Date: 2005
Comments: Unpacking performance lasting approximately 30 min. During the performance the viewers are pushed out of the room by the placement of the objects.

Media: Upholstered wood, fabric, colored porcelain, paint
Dimensions: h96x w180x d10 inches
Date: 2005

Media: Clay, paint
Dimensions: h8x w60x d72 inches.
Date: 2005

Media: Ceramic, paint
Dimensions: h29x w25x d8 inches
Date: 2006

Media: Earthenware, glaze, digital print
Dimensions: h8x w48x d72 inches.
Date: 2005
Comments: Each unit is a scale model of a shipping container/semi truck trailer.

Media: Light Box, Duratrans digital print, porcelain, paraffin
Dimensions: h18 x w48x d48 inches
Date: 2005
Comments: Each unit is a scale model of a shipping container/semi truck trailer.