The Anti-pope (2002) Painting by Robert Beal

Winner of the Trellix-fortunecity May 2000 National website contest for originality, design and content, Robert has been painting and etching in the Surrealist genre for over 35 years. Considered a 'Master Surrealist' his literary publications include both the UK and the USA. Visual Art awards include TAC honorary mention (Nude/Oil), TJC, first place (Portraits) and honorary mention (Charcoal) and TAC juried (Etching). He has taught both 'color theory' and advanced drawing and perspective at Philbrook Museum and was formally trained at Tulsa University. Inquire for Galleries not in the USA.
International competitions include ArtDept (AU) juried (The Labyrinthe/Oil), 2000 and his work is represented in National and International online galleries at HammondGallery/UK and Cherokeestone FineArt Gallery (USA). Online purchase's can be made in the UK at and at his own website (TimeClocks/MusicSureal). He began experimental studies in AvantGarde Surrealist Music in 1986 using electronic instruments and winds (Flute, guitar, piano, drums, saxophone (Tenor and Alto), etc., and MusicSureal was an accepted entry in the 'International Wah (Williamsburg Art and Historical Museum), 2004Show (Society for the Art of Imagination)BraveDestiny, Brooklyn, NY.
Private collections are numerous and his pen and ink illustrations appeared in and on the cover of TW/UK literary issue #4 in 1995. His poem 'The Foturne Tellers'was accepted in the Library of Congress (The Silence Within) anthology and his poetry has been featured in Anthologies including GYPSY literary Journal, El Paso, Texas.
Considered both a writer and a musician, his first etchings and Aquatints were completed as early as 1970 under the master etcher J. Corlett.
'While I've painted and etching for well over 35 years I still take 'life drawing' and design class's in art is 'fineart' is a constantly evolving endeavor.' MusicSureal is edgy, foreboding and often macabre like my art. It is often gothic, celtic and sureal all at the same time . . . MusicSureal began only as a pasttime to painting and I was looking for more immediate forms of expression as opposed to Breton's 'Lamentable expedients' of painting. I use OIL Painting for its luscious transparencies and richness of depth of color. The 'common' man might find my own art too haunting, too frightening or too oneirically macabre for 'living room' and parlor tastes.

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : unknown date
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• Groups: Contemporary American Artists