Benbow Bullock
{Photo Gallery}

After graduating from Wesleyan University, Benbow Bullock learned gas welding at UC San Francisco extension and MIG welding at the San Francisco Art Institute. Working on steel, silicon bronze, aluminum and stainless steel, Bullock quickly developed an affinity for the simple elegance of hard edge geometric constructivism as his preferred form of sculpture.

Bullock’s web site – artnut.com – has attracted the attention of many people interested in sculpture. In addition to showing his range of work, the web site links to over 500 sculpture parks and gardens worldwide. He has visited and/or has work in many of them.

His work has been influenced by his travels from his California studio to architectural, archaeological and historic sites worldwide. Knossos, Delphi and Mycenae; and Hattusas – an ancient Hittite city on the Anatolian Plain that predates the Argolid. In the Salisbury plain he has visited Avebury, Silbury, Knowlton Circles and of course, Stonehenge. Not to mention the megalithic alignments at Carnac in Brittany which he will visit again this Autumn. He has not missed the raked white gravel gardens of Kyoto, the stupas of Ayutthaya; nor the Bories at Gordes.

His sculptures are in private and public collections worldwide, including: AT&T, Di Rosa Preserve in Napa Valley, The Oakland Museum of California, Europas Parkas in Vilnius Lithuania, Drechtoevers Sculpture Park in Zwijndrecht, Holland, Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ and a public park overlooking the Mediterranean, at Beaulieu-sur-mer, France. And Hakone Open-air Museum in the foothills of Mt. Fujiyama has two of his sculptures. In August 2004, Bullock's 50-foot “Ode to the Snark” was installed in the permanent collection of the Oakland Museum. The Snark joins two other Bullock sculptures in their collection, “Meknes” and “Elsewhere.” And in this region, he recently installed “Moongate” at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. (Pictured on this page.)

Artist Statement:
To me sculptures are abstract sundials. Sculpture fascinates me because you can walk around it or through it in some cases. There is no beginning or end like music. Sculptures have a life of their own, casting shadows that change in shape and length daily, and with the changing seasons. Some shadows are influenced by overhead clouds, reflections from bodies of water, buildings, trees, leaves, people passing by, and even wind blown paper and other detritus. Another aspect of sculpture that can be enjoyed is its sincerity. Painting and drawing require the use of illusion to create another dimension. Perspective allows the mind to imagine the appearance of depth. Sculpture achieves the direct reality of physical space without simulation.

We are pleased to represent Benbow’s work. It is eye-catching, amusing, thought-provoking, unique, and well-executed work. He can also be commissioned for other types of sculpture, and we would be happy to respond to any inquiries about his work.