Simon Beck (artist)

Simon Beck
Artistic impression of Simon Beck creating math-based figures while walking in snow with the aid of a compass
Born (1958-08-19) 19 August 1958 (age 66)
London, UK[1]
EducationCivil engineering
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Known forSnow drawings and sculptures

Simon Beck (born 19 August 1958) is a British snow artist and a former cartographer. Referred to as the world's first snow artist, he is primarily known for his landscape drawings and sculptures created from snow and sand. His work appeared in new media after he completed installations at Banff National Park in Alberta and Powder Mountain, Utah. He later participated in Minnesota's annual snow festival, "The Great Northern".[2]

Biography

He was born in 1958 London and later moved to the French Alps. He originally started his career in 2004.[3] He obtained his civil engineering degree from the Oxford University, and later worked as a cartographer until he left cartography around 2009 and appeared to be involved in large-scale snow drawings.[2] He creates about thirty drawings every winter, primarily in the Alps.[4] He creates artwork by walking over a mile on snowshoes which continues for around ten hours.[5][6] Sometimes, he walks about 30 miles to complete a single work in snow and uses a compass to complete geometrical snow designs.[7]

Since he began creating snow art, he has created about 330 drawings of snow and 120 of sand as of 2020. Some of his artwork has been commissioned by the associated organizations or art societies around the world.[8] In 2016, a short documentary titled Simon Beck - Snowartist was created which revolves around his artwork. The film first appeared during a short film showcase of the National Geographic.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Artist Simon Beck Creates Massive Snow Drawings around the World". Artsy. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Artist creates massive murals in snow all over the world using just his feet". ABC News.
  3. ^ "Meet the Former Engineer Who Makes Mind-Blowing Land Art With Nothing But a Pair of Snow Shoes and Some Simple Math". artnet News. 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ Bellos, Alex (6 November 2014). "Simon Beck's astonishing landscape and snow art illustrates the cold beauty of mathematics – in pictures" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ^ "The Amazing Snow Art Of Simon Beck". NPR.org.
  6. ^ "British Artist Gives A Beautiful Tribute To GOT, Creates A Huge Stark Sigil In The Snow". IndiaTimes. 3 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Simon Beck: Creating art with a compass and snowshoes". 8 March 2015 – via www.bbc.com.
  8. ^ "Artist Simon Beck Uses Snow As Canvas For Massive Geometrical Designs In Silverthorne". 16 January 2020.

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