He moved to the United States at a young age and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986.
Beech's work across the fields of sculpture, painting, drawing and photography is defined by the use of humble materials such as rubber car floor mats, raw plywood, containers and other overlooked objects, reconfigured into painted and textured assemblages that draw attention to shape and scale.
Ordinary objects such as dumpsters and patched subway platforms catch his eye and provide the basis for nuanced works of art.
He selects the secondhand photos according to imagery or imperfections and alters them to extend and articulate a relation between photographic information and applied matter.
Beech considers a piece complete when the photograph and drawing conjoin to become a resonant new entity, no longer tied to an historical moment.