Brad Beyer's Rock Icons on View at The White Room Gallery

The White Room Gallery in East Hampton will introduce the artwork of Sag Harbor musician and emerging artist Brad Beyer in an exhibition running from April 23 to May 11. The show opens with a reception on Saturday, April 26, from 6 to 8 p.m.

In his work, Beyer creates pencil drawings of rock legends, using the subjects’ personal and musical biographical information to build the form. There are no lines and no shading in the pieces.

“It was a disc jockey from Cleveland, Alan Freed, who coined the phrase ‘rock ’n’ roll’ in the ’50s to define R & B, but little did he know that once rock really rolled out it would revise the whole musical template,” gallery owners Andrea McCafferty and Kat O’Neill write in their curators’ statement. “Elvis, Buddy, Chuck, Little Richard and Jerry Lee rocked the ’50s but it wasn’t until the ’60s when The Beatles, Stones and The Who hit the stage that a movement really took hold. After that, the flood gates were open and rock stars stole center stage and still, to this day, continue to make the world a much more interesting place. This exhibit celebrates the creativity, joy, wonder and impact of rock.

“Brad Beyer, who has been a creative for a lifetime but only started drawing music icons in his own unique way 12 years ago, finally decided to make the leap to showcase his art — and we are proud to be part of that leap.”

The White Room Gallery is at 3 Railroad Avenue in East Hampton. For more information, visit thewhiteroom.gallery.