The Art Studio
This was Beo Beyond’s studio in the historic center of Barcelona. His new studio is located on the island of Gran Canaria.
/ LIVE PAINTING
The video above shows a short live painting performance by Beo Beyond, suitable for events with a short time frame. It could also be called a form of action painting with fluorescent colors.
This performance is flexible in size and motif. It can be realized both on the wall and horizontally on the floor. The fluorescent paint is odorless, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly.
Beo Beyond collaborated with the brands Absolut (vodka) and Vallformosa (sparkling wine) in a series of events where both the art and the brand provided a unique experience for visitors.
Most of these events have taken place at famous nightclubs in Barcelona and other cities in Spain. The guests liked to watch the paintings take shape and enjoyed the creative atmosphere.
Live painting is a work-in-progress, a performance in which creation, not the finished painting, is the real subject. At events it looks like a transforming decoration, a fascinating eye-catcher.
/ BLACKLIGHT PAINTINGS
Blacklight paintings are a unique, eye-catching spectacle at night, a stunning decoration for events.
The blacklight paintings shown below are mainly assignments from event agencies; the large formats in particular are decoration for corporate events and nightclubs.
Beo Beyond’s freely created artistic work is shown here too with his exhibitions in art galleries. These are blacklight paintings with portraits, as well as the stencil art that was shown in the video above.
Beo Beyond expands traditional painting by using unconventional techniques and materials.
His work combines photography, digital image processing, and painting. Additionally, it involves illumination with a blacklight. This composition generates artworks that glow in the dark.
A lighting technology involving UV LEDs makes it possible to integrate the lighting in small images, similar to a lightbox. Thereby, it is unnecessary to install blacklight lamps in the room.
/ LIGHT-UP COSTUMES
The light-up costumes shown below are handmade and one-of-a-kind, not produced in a series.
Beo Beyond created light-up costumes with fluorescent materials or LED for nearly two decades. Primarily he used them for his blacklight shows for events, video and photoshoots.
The designs do not use textiles, which is partly for hygienic reasons. They are handcrafted using PVC and other plastics, making them easy to clean. These pieces are unique and not for sale.
/ BLACKLIGHT SHOWS
Blacklight Shibari: the art of bondage in a new light
Blacklight Shibari with fluorescent ropes is an unconventional live show, a modern interpretation of the traditional Shibari from Japan, the erotic art of bondage, in which the purely aesthetic form of bondage creates a temporary work of art.
Blacklight Shibari is a cooperation between Beo Beyond, the Shibari Artist Angela Nawa, and several Shibari-models. The fluorescent ropes that glow in the dark turn the art of bondage into a journey through time, a science-fiction scenario.
Blacklight shows for events and live marketing
Beo Beyond created these baroque-inspired costumes for a show called Living Dolls and developed the lighting system for the show. The costumes are made of fluorescent materials that glow under blacklight.
The choreography of the Living Dolls was created by the German performance group Project PQ and they manage the show worldwide from Frankfurt, Germany. Check out the following trailer of the show to see them in action:
/ LIGHT PAINTING PHOTOGRAPHY
The following photographs were taken with long exposure and moving light sources in a completely darkened studio. It is a photographic technique known as light painting.
Light painting has so far rarely been used in close-ups or portraits without a photoflash. Beo Beyond constructed its own lighting systems based on LED technology for these light painting portraits.
The images shown here are his freely created artistic work, produced in his studio with Creative Assistant Stacy Viard. In the commercial realm, he has lent his talents to several projects.
/ CONTACT & IMPRINT
BEO BEYOND
Light Artist
I'm looking for cooperations with art galleries, exhibition spaces, art residencies, or anybody else who is like-minded and creative... around the world. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any interesting projects where my work might fit in. Thanks!
EMAIL
info@beobeyondExclude.com
ADDRESS
Calle Isla de BoExcluderneo, 38
35Exclude106 El SaExcludelobre, Spain
35Exclude106 El SaExcludelobre, Spain
PHONE & WHATSAPP
(+34) 6977Exclude64703
- ABOUT THE LIGHT ARTIST
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Beo Beyond is a German light artist who lives and works in Spain.
The focus of his work is luminous materials and artificial light sources. His work is very diverse and explores many mediums, including blacklight shows and live painting for events. The boundary between art and design is blurred.
Beo Beyond is always experimenting with new equipment and materials and tries to take each project a little further to go beyond the known. This portfolio gives an overview of his work from 1998 to the present day.
Beo created most of his work in his studio in Barcelona. Now he lives and works in Gran Canaria, Spain.
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- IMAGE RIGHTS & PRESS INFORMATION
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The photographs throughout the website are by Beo Beyond, with very few exceptions. Most of Beo Beyond´s photographs are published under this Creative Commons- license. That means that reproduction in editorial publications are free of charge, as long as you mention the light artist, Beo Beyond, and link to his website BeoBeyond.com.
The photos can easily be embedded or downloaded via Flickr. High-resolution image files for print editions of magazines are available upon request. Commercial use of the photographs is possible only with written permission; in this case, please contact via email.
POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY Nº 2011 / 2
An article about Beo Beyond was published in the prestigious Chinese Magazine Popular Photography.
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