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Jazz Sculpture
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| The following biography, submitted November 2006, is from Laura Paboojian, representative of the artist.
Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Richard Beau Lieu, an established metal
sculptor, was schooled in realism, yet abstraction has afforded him
creative license.
He is the eldest of four children, born to Raymond and Estelle
Beaulieu. He has two grown daughters, and a total of six
grandchildren. He currently resides in South Florida. His
parents, sister and eldest daughter also all live in Florida.
Beau Lieu's most popular works range in size from two to twelve feet, though his sculpture Liberty, or Victory Over Communism
stands at over forty feet and weighs more than seven tons. Finished,
but for its painting, it stands outside his studio wearing only a coat
of primer. Where exactly the idea for this work came from, not
even the artist can say. It is certainly abstract -- as is most
of his work, but not nearly as lyrical. The lion's share of Beau
Lieu's work, which he opts to paint on primary and secondary colors,
are often interspersed with stainless steel and polychrome finishes and
fashioned of extremely dense and rigid materials. Several of his
institutional pieces are bronze figurative and are dedication
sculptures for medical foundations.
His studies in art began in Massachusetts and concluded at Shaftesbury
University in London, England with a Masters of Fine Arts degree.
In 1980 he moved to Florida and founded Beau Lieu Sculpture Studios in
1984 in Boynton Beach, Florida. The area where his studio is
located is known for the scenes and
scents of common industry and it is here he creates sculptures and
three dimensional, mixed media compositions in steel, aluminum and
bronze.
Many of his early sculptures can be found in in the northeast, most of
which are located in Massachusetts and the tri-state area of New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut.
As a sculptor he has paid special attention to world events and has
marked such events with his work, such as the breakdown of communism in
the late 80’s, which ended with fall of the Berlin Wall. He
created a forty foot steel sculpture called Victory Over Communism. A steel sculpture called Reflections of Desert Storm
is located at the Air National Guard base in Westfield,
Massachusetts. Reflecting society's move towards spirituality as
a means to dealing with social problems, Beau Lieu created a large
steel sculpture titled The Spirit Guide, which is located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts.
He has immortalized political leaders and famous artists of the past
with homages to their significant contributions to their particular
fields. Some of these include Marc Chagall, Kandinsky, Picasso,
Winston Churchill, Gandhi, and Ronald Regan.
In 1986 he received a commission from Starkoff Associates, that
resulted in two monumental sculptures being installed on the grounds of
the Arvida Executive Center in Boca Raton. I n 1988, another commission
resulted in the production of seven sculptures of a marine, or nautical
theme, which were part of an underwater art exhibit to benefit The
Center for Marine Conservation in Washington, D.C.
In 1989, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Florida Artist of
the Year Award. He also received a 1990 award for Significant
Contribution to the Arts in Education from the National Organization of
Young Audiences, and in addition received a 1991 Resident Artist Award
for his work with high school students by the Palm Beach County School
Department.
Other awards include the Neighborhood Artist Residency Program Cultural
Council Grant Recipient 1999; Outstanding Artist and Designers of the
20th Century 2000; Decree of Merit, International Biographical Centre,
Cambridge, England 2001; Meritorious Achievement in Art and Education,
American Biographical Society 2001; The Mike Ryan Memorial, A Tribute
to Veteran Hospital Volunteers, 2002.
Beau Lieu’s most recent commissions are the Boca Raton Community
Hospital, Boca Raton , Florida "Volunteer Tribute" dedicated in 1998,
and the “Tribute To Volunteers” at the Veterans Hospital in Daytona
Beach , Florida in 2002.
In 2001 he was approached by the City of Boynton Beach to
organize the selection of an Arts Commission board and the writing of
an Art ordinance, guidelines and recommendations to govern that
ordinance. He was appointed by the mayor for a three year term as
a board member, and now serves as chairman.
He is a twenty year member of the Palm Beach Cultural Council and a
civic art leader. He sat on the selection committee for the
Veterans Memorial Project and Wilson center memorial, a tribute to
Carolyn Simms.
His affiliations include many art organizations and environmental
groups. He has sat on the Faculty for the Armory Arts Center,
West Palm Beach, Florida and the Art Advisory Board for Northwood
University, Palm Beach, Florida.
In 2006 he was appointed as a certified professional fine art appraiser by the IFAA, International Fine Art Appraisers.
Beau Lieu is currently working on large scale sculpture for
upcoming shows in the 2007 season and is working with local art
organizations to promote public art in the South Florida area.
He is listed in Strathmore's Who's Who of outstanding business and professional leaders from 2002 to 2005.
A note about Richard Beau Lieu's signature:
Richard's work is signed "Beau Lieu". The reason
for this split in his signature is that many years ago he realized some
people could not pronounce his given family name of "Beaulieu", therefore he decided to break it up into two words. This seemed
to help with pronunciation, as the two individual words were much more
recognizable, and although this is no longer a problem anymore,
it has become his unique signature.
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Biography from Richard Beau Lieu & Associates Fine Art Appraisers:
|  EXHIBITS AND SHOWS
Opus 14 Sea Turtle, Permanent Collection, Ocean Front Park, Manalapan FL 2010
Global Sculpture, Octagon Middle School Dedication Sculpture, Palm Beach, FL 2008
Dolphin Research Center, Annual Benefit Sculpture Exhibit, Works of Richard Beau Lieu and Peter Ehrlick 1991
75th Anniversary, Diamond Jubilee, City of Delray Beach, FL Richard Beau Lieu, One Man Show 1991
Center for Marine Conservation, Washington, D.C. 1990 Art Tour, Opus Series
Commissioned Sculpture, Titled: Eclipse, by Starkoff Associates, Inc. Boca Raton, FL 1986
Armory School of Visual Arts Member Faculty 1986-89
Northwood Institute Visual Arts Committee Member Palm Beach, FL 1986-1990
Art Against Aids, Positive Links, Palm Beach, FL Exhibiting Artist 1991
Veterans Memorial, Air National Guard Station, Westfield MA Sculpture Exhibit 1992
Palm Beach Gardens, Garden Arts Program, International Primitivism Sculpture Exhibit 1993
Historical Society of Boynton Beach, Old School House Exhibit, One Man Show 1996
City of Delray Beach, FL Sculpture Selection Committee Member
Tribute to Wilfred Hawkins, City Library, Boynton Beach, FL 2007
HONORS/AWARDS
Distinguished Florida Artist of the Year 1989
Significant contribution to art and education, Palm Beach School Dept. 1990
Significant contribution to the Magic of Art, Young Audiences 1991
Tribute to Volunteers Sculpture, Boca Raton Community Hospital, 1998
Neighborhood Artist in Residency Program, Cultural Council of the Palm Beaches, Grant Recipient 1999
Outstanding Artist and Designers of the 20th Century, International Biographical Centre, London, England, 2000
Decree of Merit, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England 2001
Meritorious Achievement in Art and Education, American Biographical Society 2001
The Mike Ryan Memorial, a Tribute to Veteran Hospital Volunteers, Veterans Hospital, Daytona Beach, Fl., 2002
International Biographical Centre Research Council, Members Award, Cambridge, England, 2003
MUSEUMS
Boca Raton Museum of Art, 34th Annual all Florida Exhibit, Boca Raton FL 1985
Museum of Art, Palm Beach Community College, Large Scale Sculpture exhibit 1993
Boca Raton Museum of Art, 56th Annual All Florida, Boca Raton, FL 2007
Colorado Springs Center for the Arts, Ron Brasch Collection, Exhibiting Artist, 2004
ARTIST STATEMENT: In five languages
Art
is made from dreams, and visions, and things not known, and least of
all from things that can be said. It comes from the inside of who you
are when you face yourself. It is an inner declaration of purpose; it
is a factor which determines an artist identity.
L'art est fait
à partir des rêves, et des visions, et des choses non connues, et
mineurs de tous des choses qui peuvent être dites. Il vient de
l'intérieur de qui vous êtes quand vous vous faites face. C'est une
déclaration intérieure debut ; c'est un facteur qui détermine une
identité d'artiste.
El arte se hace de sueños, y las visiones,
y las cosas no sabidas, y lo menos de todos de las cosas que pueden ser
dichas. Viene del interior de quiénes usted es cuando usted se hace
frente. Es un declaración interno del propósito; es un factor que
determina una identidad del artista.
L'arte è fatta dai sogni e
le visioni e cose conosciute e minime di tutti dalle cose che possono
essere dette. Viene dalla parte interna di chi siete quando vi
affrontate. È una dichiarazione interna di scopo; è un fattore che
determina un'identità dell'artista.
Kunst wird von den Träumen
und Anblicke gebildet, und nicht die bekannten Sachen und wenige von
allen von den Sachen, die besagt sein können. Sie kommt vom Innere von,
wem Sie sind, wenn Sie sich gegenüberstellen. Es ist eine innere
Erklärung des Zweckes; es ist ein Faktor, der eine Künstleridentität
feststellt.
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