| METAL SCULPTURED MASKS BY SUZANNE BENTON |
| Masking has filled my life as an artist and allowed me to connect with people throughout the world. Beyond my life as a studio artist, this work has enabled me to bring people into the world of masks where they share revealing stories that bring to light a deep sense of the humanity of their lives and cultures. In so doing, I've found a remarkable way to bridge the ancient forms of mask making and storytelling with a contemporary concern for people's lives. Suzanne Benton |
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| Chitrangoda, steel, 11 x 7.5 x 6 inches (from the Indian epic, The Mahabarata) |
| The artist wearing Lady Macbeth mask steel, 10 x 8 x 6.5 inches |
| Ursula, steel and bronze on steel 18 x 15x 7 inches (from the artist's Holocaust series) |
| The artist with her Apsara's Prince steel and bronze, 15 x 15.25 x 7.5 in. created in Katmandu Nepal |
| Crisis, Dhokra cast bronze, 5.5 x 8 x 3.5 inches (created by the artist while a Fulbright Fellow in India) |
| Benton performing her first mask tale, Sarah and Hagar, at Lincoln Center, NYC Sarah's Mask, steel, 12 x 14 x 13 inches |
| Anarkali II, steel and bronze, 18.38 x 12.5 x 10 inches |
| Masks from the artist's Holocaust series The Victim, steel, 20 x 11 x 4.5 inches; Loki's Prey, steel, 17 x 6 x 8 inches; Hagen, steel, copper & copper coat, 11 x 8.5 x 4 in. |
| Mystic Warrior, steel, 29 x 18.75 x 17 in (on view: ARTHAUS, San Franciso, CA) |
| Tattered Monarch, steel, 15 x 13 x 7 in. (on view: ARTHAUS, San Franciso, CA, see LINKS) |
| suzanne @suzannemasks.com *There is an extra space before the @ for security purposes. |