Ned Schaper at his new location in Tucson’s Sam Hughes neighborhood. Photo courtesy Abril Castillo.
Sculptor, poet, performer, physicist Ned Schaper docked his 92-piece sculpture collection in the Sam Hughes Neighborhood in late 2014. The move came on the heels of his solo show at the Tucson Museum of Art called Welcome to Beveldom: Mat Bevel’s Museum of Kinetic Art.
Schaper opens his doors for the first time in this new location, at2855 E. Broadway Blvd., as part of the Sam Hughes Neighborhood Tour on Sunday April 12 from noon to 5 pm. You are invited to come see the future of ART as you walk among the kinetic sculptures on the production set for Bevelvision, Mat Bevel’s new Internet theater.
In the future, audiences anywhere in the world will be able to enjoy the Mat Bevel world of kinetic art and its captivating characters, including Lover Boy, The New Non-Prophet and Dr. Paradox. Set in a narrative of 435 theater vignettes, The Three Days of Beveldom is being produced here, at the former Rose Petal Bridal Fashions store, right now.
All of Schaper’s art has been created from discarded objects, using his principles of Available Resource Technology (ART). When you step inside, you’ll experience a mechanical rainforest and the enchanting cacophony created by animated sculptures with names like Americana Duck, Sharka and The F.A.R. Gun. These kinetic sculptures have been props and costumes—headdresses, motorized vehicles, musical instruments and mechanized puppets—used onstage alongside 52 action heroes in the Mat Bevel live theater experience.
Once Schaper installed his sculptures in this new location, with its open interior space and large glass display windows, he saw that they look as though they are in an aquarium. Schaper calls this space the Bevelarium.
For more information, contact Paula Schaper by phone at 520-604-6273 or email: pschaper@bevelintentions.org.