Society Establishes Two Production Studios

by Paula Schaper | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized

Since the “Bevelvision Is Going Live!” capital campaign in May, we’ve been hard at work planning and preparing for the ever Bevelvision video prototypes. This introduction, called Welcome to Beveldom, will be completed in the next few weeks.

Our original plan was to videotape Welcome to Beveldom in our studio, located in the heart of Tucson on Broadway Boulevard. A former bridal fashions store—with open interior space and large glass display windows—here the Museum of Kinetic Art is tightly packed in this aquarium-like tank, hence the studio’s name The Bevelarium.

With the arrival of the new high definition camera, a second production studio was established in an historic open-air barn and silo. This second location, situated in the small rural community of Patagonia in Southeast Arizona, allows the Society to capture the kinetic sculptures and characters, using beautiful natural lighting, open grasslands, a farm environment and other repurposed objects. This production studio is called New Beveldom.

The Spartan Art & Space Spa

In the spirit of Available Resource Technology (A.R.T.), a 1946 Spartan trailercoach has found new life in New Beveldom as the “Spartan Art Spa.” This particular Spartan Manor model has its own story of transformation. After World War II, oil tycoon J. Paul Getty turned the Spartan Aircraft Company into a luxury trailer manufacturing enterprise. The travelcoach being used in the introduction to Bevelvision was the first to roll off the production line. 

A major shift in our direction, the second location is impacting the look and feel of Welcome to Beveldom. The upshot is that with two production studios we have more environments in which to establish the magical feel of the world of Beveldom, one for indoor and one for outdoor filming.

To the right are still images of Welcome to Beveldom taken at both production studios. Stay tuned for the release!

Shows & Exhibitions

by Paula Schaper | Oct 6, 2015 | Uncategorized

Shows & Exhibitions

2014   “Welcome To Beveldom”, solo retrospective, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

2012    “Sharka,” kinetic sculpture, “Art and the Machine”, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

2012    “I Am Consume,” Tucson Museum of Art 10/18, Tucson, AZ

2012    “Iron Butterfly,” public sculpture, City of Tucson, Tucson, AZ

2009    “Mat Bevel – A Head of the Time”, Candelabra Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2009    “Drunken Boat,” 10^th Anniversary Celebration, headliner, New London, CT

2008   “First Night Tucson,” kinetic sculpture installation, Tucson, AZ

2007   “Family Arts Festival,” kinetic sculpture installation, Tucson, AZ

2006   “Think Tank” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2005   “Host of the Cosmic Toast” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2005   “Emotional Swing” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2005   “Johnny Junk” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2005   “Shadow of the Cross” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2005   “Horsey in the Round” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2005   “Rational Guard” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2004    “The Metamorphosis Show” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2003    “Love Lab” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2003    “Think Tank and Other Tales”, Contemporary Art Society-TMA, Mat Bevel Institute

2002    “Horsey in the Round” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2002    “Math and Myth” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2002    “Retrospective” Yuma Fine Arts Center, Yuma, AZ

2001    “Work and War” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2001    “Welcome to Beveldom #2” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2001    “Fauna” Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2001    “Revision II: Art from Recycled Material” Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ

2001    “Bringing in the Breath” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2000    “Welcome to Beveldom” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

2000    “Atomic Honey” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1999    “Hostage and the Host” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1998    “Club Kinetic”, Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1998    “D-Day Revival Show” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1998    “The Sweat Like Hell Rebellion Show” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1998    “All American Revival Show” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1997    “Image War” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1997    “Crash Caravan” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1997    “Artificial Heart” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1996    “Shadow of the Cross” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1996    “Jet Set Jettison” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1996    “The Home for Lonely Men” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1995    “No Cares for Millionaires” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1995    “Kinetic Yankee” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1995    “Host of the Cosmic Toast” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1995    “Let’s Change the Subject” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1995    “The Shadow of the Cross” Joseph Gross Gallery, U of A, Tucson, AZ

1995    “Very Special Arts Arizona” Challenger Elementary School, Nogales, AZ

1995    “Step Into the Arts Day” Young Audiences, Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, AZ

1994    “No Thanks for Think Tanks” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1994    “Forces of Ritual” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1994    “Justify Your Manifesto” Mat Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ

1993    “Triptych” Film, Tucson, AZ

1993    “Molly Blum” T.C.C.C., Tucson, AZ

1992    “Tucson Folk Festival” Presidio Park, Tucson, AZ

1992    “Loco Vida” Screening Room, Tucson, AZ

1992    “Cart Glamo” T.A.C. Warehouse, Tucson, AZ

1992    “Day of the Dead” Mat Bevel Orchestra, Center for the Performing Arts, Tucson, AZ

1992    “El Tour de Tucson” Tucson Community Center, Tucson, AZ

1992    “New Year’s Eve Bevelry” Mat Bevel Orchestra, Café Quebec, Tucson, AZ

1992    “Earth Day” Parade, Tucson Community Center, Tucson, AZ

1992    “How I Got Over” Tucson Arts District, Tucson, AZ

1992    “Impressions and Expression” Hyatt Regency Hotel, Phoenix, Z

1992    “Machine Shop the Motion Picture” Tucson, AZ

1992    “Imagination Celebration” Workshops, Tucson Community Center, Tucson, AZ

1992    “Goddesses of Dynamite” Café Magritte, Tucson, AZ

1991    “Americana Duck” U of A Student Union Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1991    “Day of the Dead” Temple of Music and Art, Tucson, AZ

1991    “Pedestrian Carnival” Tucson Arts District, Tucson, AZ

1991    “Bevel Café” Downtown Performance Center, Tucson, AZ

1991    “Tropical Space Oasis” U of A Festival of the Sun, Tucson, AZ

1991    “Brother of the Thoroughfare” Opening of the Ronstadt Transit Center, Tucson, AZ

1991    “Imagination Celebration” Tucson Community Center, Tucson, AZ

1990    “Bevel Café” Cabaret Theater, Tucson, AZ

1990    “Expo Kid’s Parade” Temple of Music and Art, Tucson, AZ

1990    “Experimental Music Festival” Mat Bevel Company, Tucson, AZ

1990    “Deception and Revelation” International Gallery, San Diego, CA

1990    “Noman” Arts District, Tucson, AZ

1990    “Smoke Screen” Café Magritte, Tucson, AZ

1990    “Nein Benden” Studio Y, Tucson, AZ

1990    “Toxic Shock” U of A, Tucson, AZ

1989    “Kinetic Light Art” Panel Soho 20 Gallery, New York, NY

1989    “First Orts on the Moon” Valley of the Moon, Tucson, AZ

1989    “Pity Party of Progress” Philabaum Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1989    “Talking Gourds” Poetry Festival, Telluride, CO

1989    “Sunset Vignettes” Arizona Inn, Tucson, AZ

1989    “Assemblage and Painting” U of A, Tucson, AZ

1989    “Earthoglyphics” Nugget Theater, Telluride, CO

1989    “Instruments of Nature” Phantom Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1989    “Artifactural Genius” Dodajk Studio, Tucson, AZ

1989    “Butterflys and Flybys” Café Magritte, Tucson, AZ

1989    “Art Detour ‘89″ Mars Artspace, Phoenix, AZ

1989    “Instrument of Nature” Tucson Museum of Art

1988    “Masks and Costumes” Old Pueblo Museum, Tucson, AZ

1988    “Maintenance Revitalization” Central Arts Collective, Tucson, AZ

1988    “Performance Art Roundup” Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

1988    “Maxillary Palp” New Speak Forum, Tucson, AZ

1988    “Prints Et Cetera” New Speak Forum, Tucson, AZ

1987    “Childs, NedNed, Imo, Fichtinger” U of A Union Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1986    “Spare Parts” Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ

1986    “Godface” Todd Capp Gallery, New York, NY

1986    “Product Sacrifice Show” Red Spot Theater, New York, NY

1986    “Godface” NedNed Studio, Jersey City, NJ

1986    “Best of the East Village” Avenue B Gallery, New York, NY

1986    “The Definitive Assemblage Show” Avenue B Gallery, New York, NY

1986    “Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll” Todd Capp Gallery, New York, NY

1985    “Forshpeiz” Avenue B Gallery, New York, NY

1985    “Small Works Show” Now Gallery, New York, NY

1985    “Trash Sculpture Theater” Avenue B Gallery, New York, NY

1985    “Found Objects Fair” P.S. 61, New York, NY

1985    “The Yes Basket” No Se No, New York, NY

1985    “Vibration Show” Red Spot Theater, New York, NY

1985    “Art is Not a Commodity” Garden of Eden, New York, NY

1984    “The Casual and the Not So Casual” NedNed Studio, Jersey City, NJ

1983    “Modern Men, Modern Times” After Six Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1983    “I Like to Live in America” Herbert Theater, Tucson, AZ

1983    “A Flamingo in Texas” Park Theater, Tucson, AZ

1983    “A Self Portrait Show” 830 Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1983    “Pigs on Acid” Pork Roll Gallery, Tucson, AZ

1983    “Group Show” 830 Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Thanks To Support From Fans, Friends & Family, Bevelvision Is Going Live!

by Paula Schaper | May 31, 2015 | Uncategorized

Many people have enjoyed Mat Bevel’s live performances—the Museum of Kinetic Art with its 92 animated sculptures and 52 captivating characters, including Walter Ego, The New Non-Prophet and Dr. Paradox. Our vision for many years has been to capture the magic of Beveldom using stop-motion animation and video, and deliver this world up close and personal to people around the world through the Bevelvision online interface. The script—The Three Days of Beveldom—is written and includes 435 theatrical vignettes. The narrative takes place at the online Museum of Kinetic Art where everything is made with discarded objects, using the principles of Available Resource Technology or ART. 

On May 1, we launched a campaign to raise $15,000 to produce an introduction to Bevelvision called Welcome To Beveldom. Thanks to the generous support of fans, friends and family we reached our goal! You can still contribute and receive recognition at the unveiling of Bevelvision, or make a tax-deductible donation to our on-going filming after Welcome To Beveldom is completed.

With the capital we raised, we purchased a broadcast quality Canon EOS C100 Cinema Camera as well as video, animation, editing equipment and software to complete the introduction. 

All supporters will be acknowledged at a reception where we’ll unveil theWelcome To Beveldom to the public. 

Jester Physics: Gifts over $500

For for gifts over $500, you’ll be recognized at the Jester Physics level on our Facebook pages and at the unveiling of the introduction to Bevelvision. In addition, you’ll be invited to an exclusive champagne reception and tour of the Museum of Kinetic Art, where artist-scientist Ned Schaper shares how his new art form evolved.

The state of the art-science complex located on the sprawling campuses of the School of Intuition has been under the direction of Jester Physics since its inception in the early days of Beveldom. Bringing science, art, and religion back into the same sentence is the only way for technology to tread forward.  

Coffee Guru: Gifts between $250-$499

For gifts between $250 and $499, you’ll be recognized at the Coffee Guru level on our Facebook pages and at the unveiling of the introduction to Bevelvision. You’ll also receive a limited edition Welcome to Beveldom fine art print signed by artist-scientist Ned Schaper, creator of Beveldom and Bevelvision. 

Coffee Guru is a cool cat who talks in a knowing sort of way. In Beveldom, he’s the host for straight talk across the hedge, walking the Bevel’s edge. He can be found playing homemade musical instruments made out of junk, the Gururu and an upright base, at the Bevel Café. 

Major Metamorphosis: Gifts between $100-$249

For gifts between $100 and $249, you’ll be recognized at the Major Metamorphosis level on our Facebook pages and at the unveiling of the introduction to Bevelvision. You’ll receive a one-of-a-kind Major Metamorphosis thank you card with a personal note from artist-scientist Ned Schaper. 

Major Metamorphosis is a pivotal character in Beveldom. He stands in the Bevel Rocket on the Launch Pad to Success and tells a tale of metamorphosis. The action of the rocket engine flaps the newly grown wings on his helmet. Major Metamorphosis, though timid in the limelight, is fearless in the face of darkness because he is a moth.  

Society for Bevel Intentions, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) and your gift may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes. Our Registered Charitable Number is: 13-4012463. There are two ways to give: 1) Make a donation online by clicking the red Donate To Bevelvision link above (you’ll be directed to Pay Pal at Society for Bevel Intentions, Inc.) or 2) Write a check made payable to “Society for Bevel Intentions, Inc.” with “Launch Bevelvision” written in the memo and send to Society for Bevel Intentions, Inc., P.O. Box 1684, Tucson, AZ 85702.

If you’d like to learn more about Bevelvision, call Paula Schaper at 520-604-6273 or email pschaper@bevelintentions.org.

Siblings Come Together For Bevel Intentions

by Paula Schaper | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized

Ned Schaper, creative director and content creator for Society for Bevel Intentions, Inc. Photo courtesy Abril Castillo.

Ned and Paula Schaper, who worked together in the mid-90s, join forces once again, now that the Internet Super Highway has been built and is ready for quality content that the entire family can enjoy together.

Yes, they were swimming compadres from a young age, but destiny had much more in store for them than workouts. In 1992, Paula left the Bay area and her work with popular music entertainers to work with her brother Ned. After three years together building an avant guard live performance theater company together, they realized that the time was not yet right for their ultimate goal: Bevelvision, Internet TV for audiences around the globe. They knew that the business model for the Internet still needed to evolve. And they also realized that once the highway was built, there would be a need for quality content, especially fine art. 

As Paula was preparing her research on several large-scale project she remembers her brother’s advice. He said, “Paula, you won’t reach your destination on the path you’re on.” She took that advice very seriously and considered an alternate route.

Paula Schaper, marketing director and content promoter for Society for Bevel Intentions. Inc. Photo courtesy Jim Schrimpf.

During the summer of 2014, as Ned was preparing for his solo exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art, Paula realized that it was now time to work together again. “Once I saw the response to my brother’s show at the Tucson Museum of Art, I knew the world was ready for this inspirational work. It was then that I decided to make a lateral move and help Ned get Bevelvision out to the world.” 

On a more philosophical note, Ned shares, “Your future shows up at your doorstep. You do not have to look for it. You are not in charge. You are only a good worker or you’re not a good worker. Art happens when you accept this and step out of your own way. Art happens at the River of Creation because that’s the only flow there is.”