METAL SCULPTURE by SUZANNE BENTON
Suzanne Benton is seated on the steps of
Throne of the Sunqueen,
bronze and Cor- Ten steel 105 x 44 x 45 in.

Menorah (Sabbath and Channukah-two extra branches fit on and off), bronze, 110 x 58 x 50 in
Beloved, welded steel, polyurethane coat, 79x18 x 14 inches, two views
Tower II (from I AM A WOMAN Theater Set), copper coated steel, 9’5'x13”x10’5”-two views  
    
  
 Suzanne Benton has created over 700 welded
metal sculpture works and masks. She began in
1965, studying welded sculpture at the Silvermine
School of Art, New Canaan, CT. She created her
last metal masks in 1996 and carried them to
Sarajevo and Zenica, Bosnia where she led mask
and story workshops for women and youth.
 Early on, Benton described her fascination with
the welding process: " I found my medium, the
welding torch, the great transformer. It brought me
into a cosmic world. I had to live in that sphere of
consciousness every day, watching, making the
metal move according to my will, my intuition, my
brain; I was enchanted by the repetitive actions and
the shapes as they appeared before me."
 Many of these artworks are in public and private
collections worldwide and continue to be placed in
prestigious settings.
Mother and Child, copper coated steel, 16x22x14 in.
Pelvic Woman, copper coated steel, 20 x 20.5 x 17 in.
Delilah as the Sphinx,
copper coated steel,
26 x13 x11 inches, front
Delilah as the Sphinx,
copper coated steel,
26 x13 x11 in., side view
suzanne @suzannemasks.com
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