Bekky Beukes brings Migration to Ybor’s Rialto for a one-night art show

Usually it's the eyes that people notice first with Bekky Beukes's art, but once those eyes have you, you find yourself immersed in the entirety of her canvas. She's that sort of artist: able to create a painting that looks deceptively simple, yet entrances the viewer as they search it for deeper meaning.

And, with Beukes, the deeper meaning is always there. That's why we can't wait to see Migration, billed — by Beukes herself — as "part one of a four-year sojourn."

What we know we'll see: the whole of Beukes's entire body of work, including — but not at all limited to — art she no longer owns (she'll have canvas repros of those). Also on view: new work in graphite. Attendees will follow the timeline of Beukes' work — literally: you'll see her earliest work first and watch the work progress. 

Beukes calls the exhibit — on view for one night only — a "visual journal" and admits she, too, is excited to see it all come together.

"I want to see the work together to observe my technical growth," she says, "and I look forward to sharing what each piece has taught me about being human."

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Migration | Rialto Theatre, 1617 N. Franklin St., Tampa | July 27: 7-10 p.m. | bekkybeukes.com

This article appears in Jul 12-19, 2018.