John Beadle | Natural meets Manmade in 'Splinters and Shards'

"Splinters and Shards" Installation. Courtesy of TERN Gallery.

TERN Gallery presents the work of John Beadle in a new exhibition in the Bahamas, Splinters and Shards. Considered a seminal artist of the Nassau scene, Beadle warps and carves the original forms of mahogany and to create intricate eye-provoking sculptures.

On his inspiration to fuse manmade and natural materials, Beadle says, “It’s the dance for me; the dance between the manmade and the natural. Creating a relationship that is in conflict and, in another instance, cordial. I love that tension. I also love the idea that the manmade can be affected by nature in such a way as to make it seem of nature—in harmony with the natural… In the end, I am reaching for an interesting relationship between materials—tension and harmony is definitely a part of the equation.”

The exhibit runs from December 11, 2021 to January 22, 2022.

John Beadle, courtesy of the artist and TERN Gallery

Fruit & Texture too, 2021. Carbonized mahogany, 26.75 x 2 inches. Courtesy of the artist and TERN Gallery.

However airy the enclosure they inhabit..., 2013. Black iron and cut lime stone. 60.63 x 32.88 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist and TERN Gallery

Artifact II, 2020 (Slide 1). Carbonized mahogany and metal, 52.25 x 11.875 x 2 inches. Courtesy of the artist and TERN Gallery.

Pondering the wind, 2021. Metal paint and root wood. 27.5 x 57 x 5 inches. Courtesy of the artist and TERN Gallery.