The Visions of Ed Adams and Robert Beck:
Moods, Myths, and Spaces On View at E.M. Adams Gallery

The art show “Moods, Myths, and Spaces: The Varied Visions of Ed Adams and Robert Beck” featuring paintings of renowned artists Edward M. Adams of Lambertville, NJ and Robert Beck of Lumberville, PA will open with an open house reception on Sun., March 20, 2005 from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the E.M. Adams Gallery located at 19 N. Main Street in New Hope, PA. The show closes on Sunday, April 17.

For the exhibition, each artist will convey his vision of ten different themes: streetscape, interiors, landscapes, tension, tranquility, love, floral, fruit, a studio object, and a myth based image. The different visions of Adams and Beck will hang side by side in the gallery. In Moods, Myths and Spaces: The Varied Visions of Ed Adams and Robert Beck, the artists have two imaginations and two unconnected backgrounds but one intent — to create arresting art.

“I hold a great deal of respect for Robert Beck's art; yet we possess different visions,” says Adams. “We paint using different styles, have different methods of painting and unrelated palates of color.  In the end, however, we have the most important element in common.  We strive to touch the elusive spirit."

  “Ed and I have collaborated before, trying to find the artistic commonality in our disparate techniques and vision,” says Beck.  “This project invites direct comparison of our individual languages.  It is also about community: the threads that connect perceptions, endeavors, and people.  I'm very excited to see how my work is defined in the reflection of Ed's.  It will be as much a discussion as an exhibition.”

Beck and Adams will present a gallery talk on Sunday, April 10 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. to discuss their painting styles and visions. The talk is free and open to the public.

Artist Ed Adams is recognized for his emotional works of art and visionary bronze sculptures. His sculpture of Oskar Schindler was presented to Steven Spielberg for raising awareness of Schindler’s humanitarianism as portrayed in the film Schindler’s List. The sculpture is on view at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. An accomplished painter with a unique style, Adams is well-known for his strong colors and rich textures. Adams’ colorful oil paintings combine the figurative and the abstract, while conveying human experience. He is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Somerville, NJ.

Artist Robert Beck paints from life and is known for painting events as they happen, from everyday images to dramatic moments. Beck has painted in an operating room, on a swing dance floor, and on the set of Good Morning America. These paintings provide a glimpse of common and unusual activities that reveal extraordinary diversity and provide a second look at ordinary things we see, but don’t always notice. His studio and gallery are in Lambertville, NJ and his work can be found in the collections of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, James A. Michener Art Museum, and the Grundy Museum. Examples of Beck’s work can be seen at www.robertbeck.artspan.com

Available at the gallery are 12 inch bronze limited edition reproductions of Adams’ “Angel of Hope” sculpture. The full-sized “Angel of Hope” sculpture/fountain sits in front of the Occasions special event facility, adjacent to the Michener Museum at Union Square in New Hope, PA.

The E.M. Adams Gallery continuously exhibits the colorful and unique paintings and sculpture of Ed Adams. The gallery is located at 19 N. Main Street at Union Square, adjacent to the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad (next to the Triumph Brewing Company and across from the James A. Michener Museum) in New Hope, PA. Gallery hours are Weds., Thurs., Fri. and Sat.: 12-5 P.M.; and Sunday: 12-6 P.M. Closed Monday and Tuesday. For more information call 215 862-5667 or visit Adams’ art and imagination on line at www.adamsart.com.