Severed Heads of State

A new series of work called "The Severed Heads of State". A series of small oil on paper paintings. This is the first in the series called the "In-formidable Force". 

Oil on paper. (210mm by 297mm)

Canvas Magazine New Zealand Herald

Here is an article that was printed in the New Zealand Herald 'Canvas' Magazine on Sunday the 11th of April 2009, that includes a large image of one of my paintings titled 'When You're Asked to Join a War about Nothing'.

The article is about a book that I am featuring in called 'Seen This Century: 100 Contemporary New Zealand Artists; a Collector's Guide' by Warwick Brown (Random House). This book is to be released on the 17th of April and will be available in most well known book stores in New Zealand and abroad. 

 This article discusses the recent shift in opinion whereby being an artist is seen as a respectable profession and that the values of contemporary art is in the social commentary the work represents rather than in the labour and scale of the work.

About Dave Beazley

Dave Beazley’s career began with a diploma in cabinetmaking from Whangarei Polytechnic in 2000. After being in the trade for two years Beazley enrolled in the Bachelor of Design degree at Unitec in Auckland – a tuition from which he graduated from in 2006. He then proceeded to create and show in New Zealand and since 2009 he has been at a artists residency in the South of France. 

Dave currently lives and works from the South of France.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Design, majoring in Painting, Unitec, Auckland