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Simon beck biography art
Simon Beck (artist)
British snow artist
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Artistic impression of Simon Beck creating math-based figures while walking in snow with the aid of a compass | |
| Born | 1958 London, UK[1] |
| Education | Civil engineering |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Snow drawings and sculptures |
Simon Beck (born 1958) is a British snow artist and a former cartographer.
Referred to as the world's first snow artist, he is primarily known for his landscape drawings and sculptures created from snow and sand. His work appeared in new media after he completed installations at Banff National Park in Alberta and Powder Mountain, Utah.
He later participated in Minnesota's annual snow festival, "The Great Northern".[2]
Biography
He was born in 1958 in London and later moved to the French Alps. He originally started his career in 2004.[3] He obtained his civil engineering degree from Oxford University, and later worked as a c