{"product_id":"helen-beard-gods-rays","title":"206. Helen Beard - God's Rays","description":"\u003cp\u003e2026\u003cbr\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e15 x 15 x 4 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelen Beard is a contemporary artist whose work centres on human connection, pleasure, and joy. Working across paintings of varying scales, she creates vibrant compositions that pulse with colour and movement in celebration of the erotic experience. Through rich palettes, cropped perspectives, and sensuous brushwork, Beard explores intimacy through the female gaze, foregrounding pleasure, tenderness, and bodily experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer paintings are characterised by flowing, tactile brushstrokes that echo the motion of touching skin, giving the works a physical energy and immediacy. By fragmenting and abstracting the body, Beard shifts attention away from objectification and towards sensation, emotion, and shared experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeard studied Graphic Design at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design (1989–1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected solo exhibitions include \u003cem\u003eDynamo\u003c\/em\u003e at Paul Stolper Gallery, London (2024); \u003cem\u003eTopography of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e at DSC Gallery, Prague (2024); \u003cem\u003eThe Tulips Are Too Excitable, It Is Winter Here\u003c\/em\u003e at Reflex Gallery, Amsterdam (2023); \u003cem\u003eLyrical Lines\u003c\/em\u003e at Paul Stolper Gallery, London (2021); \u003cem\u003eThe Desire Path\u003c\/em\u003e at Reflex Gallery, Amsterdam (2020); and \u003cem\u003eIt’s Her Factory\u003c\/em\u003e at Unit London (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected group exhibitions include \u003cem\u003eComfort and Joy\u003c\/em\u003e at Harry Blain, Mayfair, London (2025); \u003cem\u003eSecond Lives\u003c\/em\u003e curated by Paula Lent and Jane Neal (2025); \u003cem\u003ePost Human VII\u003c\/em\u003e at Cramer Street Gallery (2025); \u003cem\u003eA Brighter Side of Things\u003c\/em\u003e at Reflex Amsterdam (2025); \u003cem\u003eErotiek\u003c\/em\u003e at Limburgs Museum, Netherlands (2025); \u003cem\u003eErotic City\u003c\/em\u003e at Eric Firestone Gallery, New York (2025); \u003cem\u003eIgnite The Senses\u003c\/em\u003e at Villa Maçakızı, Bodrum (2024); \u003cem\u003eSensitive Content\u003c\/em\u003e at Unit London (2022); \u003cem\u003eReason Gives No Answers\u003c\/em\u003e at Newport Street Gallery (2019); and \u003cem\u003e21st Century Women\u003c\/em\u003e at Unit London (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AOAP Projects","offers":[{"title":"No insurance (+£0)","offer_id":57733110038902,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK insurance (+£15)","offer_id":58013680370038,"sku":null,"price":2515.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Europe insurance (+£25)","offer_id":57987691479414,"sku":null,"price":2525.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rest of World insurance (+£35)","offer_id":57987691512182,"sku":null,"price":2535.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2714\/0060\/files\/Artwork206.jpg?v=1779208585","url":"https:\/\/aoapprojects.com\/products\/helen-beard-gods-rays","provider":"AOAP Projects ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}