BECKETT HENDY
Welcome to my website!
Hello! This site is a collection of my works, current and past projects, and anything else about me that I care to share. I write, perform, paint, draw, and many other things. However, I primarily consider myself an artist above all, my art just happens to take many different forms and mediums. I am passionate about creating a better world through expression, compassion, truth, and creativity. While you scroll through my digital gallery I encourage you to be critical but empathetic. It takes a lot to put yourself out there and while some of my pieces are more of a show of technical skill, others are contain intimate parts of me and my journey.
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Thank you and happy hunting!
Beckett Hendy
MY PERSPECTIVE
Where do I view the world from?
As a queer artist from the midwest who now lives in New York City I have a unique perspective on the world. I was raised catholic in the suburbs of Cincinnati Ohio until I moved to New York when I was seven years old. I grew up in two vastly different places, with two vastly different types of people. However, that experience has given me the knowledge that despite our differences as people, as artists, and workers, and families, we have the same deep desires, the same drives and passions as everyone else. As a queer person I understand that to some people, my existence is an act of defiance. However, as a white person, I understand my undeniable privilege in this world. As an artist I aim to reflect my perspective in a way that is unapologetic and raw. I have my own opinions on many things but beyond what I have to say about the world, I aim to show my most raw, most vulnerable, most authentic and basic self at the core of my work. My work is full of raw emotion, it represents the best, worst, scariest, and most beautiful parts of me, my body, my mind, and my soul.
My Art
what I do separated into categories
Visual Art and Design.
Fashion Design, digital paintings, drawings in ballpoint pen, watercolor, I love visual art, it's one of my favorite mediums. If I could do anything for the rest of my life it would be to continue my art. My goal as a visual artist is to make more time in my weekly life for this practice.
Poetry, and Writing.
I love writing, it is a tool for me to escape my world for the time that my fingers type across the page. I write mainly poetry and short stories. My goals as a writer are as follows:
1- to improve my stamina in writing longer pieces and grammar.
2- to improve my grammar skills and sentence structure.
Performance.
I have been performing since I can remember, I love doing shows, the experience of being in an ensemble is amazing and cannot be replicated. My goal as a performer is to work on trusting the process and not let my perfectionism get in the way of my work.
