Frederick Beel
Frederick Beel is an award-winning artist whose career has spanned Australia. With a background in precision engineering, Fred specialises in metal sculptures that move and respond to their environment. He also works in concrete, wood and with found objects. Fred’s work is elegant and sophisticated, but there is always an underlying sociopolitical commentary, highlighting key issues that are relevant to a contemporary audience.
With numerous public and private commissions, Fred’s work can be seen in locations including..
South Hedland, WA
Port Hedland, WA
Newman, WA
Neumann Private Collection Currumbin, QLD
Clarke and Granger Designs Private Collection Mt Tamborine, QLD
Kenmore, QLD
The Faithful Group Cairns, QLD
Adelaide, SA
An exceptional mentor, manager and strategic thinker, Fred has curated and installed several large exhibitions and been appointed to various committees and boards.
Verdant Deployment
The artists wishes to promote the greening of the land and has exaggerated in a fun way, a method of distributing different plant seeds. His steel planes each have bombs attached containing various native seeds to be released on a bombing raid over barren land.
A simpler method is to make a clay seed bombs which can be easily distributed.
The mission objective… Make a more verdant landscape.
Come and see for yourself at SWELL Sculpture Festival, Pacific Parade, Currumbin 12th – 21st September.