{"id":955,"date":"2022-11-09T03:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=955"},"modified":"2022-11-09T17:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T22:59:52","slug":"allan-bealy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/allan-bealy","title":{"rendered":"Allan Bealy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"919\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-despair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9806\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-despair.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-despair-229x300.jpg 229w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-despair-210x276.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><em>Despair<\/em><br>9.5&#8243;x7&#8243;; collage and transfer on book cover; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Allan Bealy<br>Brooklyn, New York, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I approach my work from the notion of continuously having to reinterpret and reinvestigate ground that I have already explored. There is always something new in the process, in the material and texture and characteristics of the materials that inspires me, even before I consider imagery or intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collage is about isolating fragments and imposing a new relationship between disparate elements. New connections can leak from one layer to the next. I spend a lot of time staining and distressing paper, creating a palimpsest of hidden and revealed meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allan Bealy is a Canadian artist and graphic designer, who now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. In the 80\u2019s, Allan was co-publisher of Benzene, an arts magazine and has had several books of his collages published, most recently: <em>Conjure <\/em>by Red Fox Press (Ireland) in 2021. He has had solo shows in Canada, Sweden and the United States and has been represented in numerous group shows. Allan\u2019s practice focuses on collage and mixed media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"mailto:allan_bealy@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\">click to email<\/a>]<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/allanbealy.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">allanbealy.blogspo<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/allanbealy.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/allanbealy.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"888\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-drift.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9807\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-drift.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-drift-236x300.jpg 236w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-drift-210x266.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><em>Drift<\/em><br>12&#8243;x9&#8243;; collage and transfer; 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"817\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-lift.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9808\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-lift.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-lift-257x300.jpg 257w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-lift-210x245.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><em>Lift<\/em><br>14&#8243;x11&#8243;; collage; 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"817\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-natural-selection.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9809\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-natural-selection.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-natural-selection-257x300.jpg 257w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-natural-selection-210x245.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><em>Natural Selection<\/em><br>12&#8243;x9&#8243;; collage; 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"871\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-yu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9810\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-yu.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-yu-241x300.jpg 241w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/allan-bealy-yu-210x261.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><em>Yu<\/em><br>12&#8243;x9&#8243;; collage and transfer; 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1>ARTIST ARCHIVE<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ON KOLAJMAGAZINE.COM <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Allan Bealy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/allan-bealy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Allan Bealy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/cover-collaboration-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cover Collaboration: How We Made This Issue's Cover (opens in a new tab)\">Cover Collaboration: How We Made This Issue&#8217;s Cover<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Z2A: A Collage Alphabet (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/z2a-collage-alphabet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Z2A: A Collage Alphabet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Text &amp; Image (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/text-image\/\" target=\"_blank\">Text &amp; Image<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Priority Mail (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/priority-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\">Priority Mail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/the-golden-age-of-collage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Golden Age of Collage (opens in a new tab)\">The Golden Age of Collage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"5 Collagistes (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/5-collagistes\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 Collagistes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/kolaj-fest\/beyond-the-exhibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Beyond the Exhibition (opens in a new tab)\">Beyond the Exhibition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Revolutionary Paths: Critical Issues in Collage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/revolutionary-paths-critical-issues-in-collage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Revolutionary Paths: Critical Issues in Collage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Revolutionary Paths (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/news\/revolutionary-paths-catalogue-released\/\" target=\"_blank\">Revolutionary Paths Catalogue<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"International Collage in Poland (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/international-collage-in-poland\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Collage in Poland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/kolaj-fest\/humour-with-dadaist-sympathies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Humour with Dadaist Sympathies (opens in a new tab)\">Humour with Dadaist Sympathies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Unfoldingobject (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/unfoldingobject\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unfoldingobject<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Book As A Method Of Distribution (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kolajmagazine.com\/books-symposium\/presenters.html#allanbealy\" target=\"_blank\">Book As A Method Of Distribution<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Renaissance Man (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/renaissance-man\/\" target=\"_blank\">Renaissance Man<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/unequal-twins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unequal Twins<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IN THE PRINT EDITION <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kolaj #5 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/issues\/issue-5-threads-of-perception\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kolaj #5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/issues\/issue-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kolaj #7 (opens in a new tab)\">Kolaj #7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/issues\/kolaj-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kolaj #21 (opens in a new tab)\">Kolaj #21<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kolaj #27 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/issues\/kolaj-27\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kolaj #27<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/issues\/kolaj-32\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kolaj #32<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BOOKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Z2A: A Collage Alphabet (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/books\/z2a-a-collage-alphabet\" target=\"_blank\">Z2A: A Collage Alphabet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Everything We Love Is Slowly Becoming Fiction (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/books\/everything-we-love-is-slowly-becoming-fiction\" target=\"_blank\">Everything We Love Is Slowly Becoming Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Revolutionary Paths: Critical Issues in Collage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/books\/revolutionary-paths-critical-issues-in-collage\" target=\"_blank\">Revolutionary Paths: Critical Issues in Collage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Le R\u00eave (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/books\/le-reve\" target=\"_blank\">Le R\u00eave<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/books\/the-book-as-a-place-of-collage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Book As a Place of Collage (opens in a new tab)\">The Book As a Place of Collage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn, New 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