“The arts are essential to building strong communities and successful companies. Through the arts, we expand our horizons; we learn to communicate more effectively and to appreciate diverse ways of thinking—critical skills in today’s world. The arts also help us think more creatively, which can lead us to greater innovation in our more technology-focused pursuits. Science, technology and business would be the poorer without the arts.” 

Jim McNerney, Chairman, President and CEO, The Boeing Company 

Bernie Carreno installed "Thrust" this week, a piece he just completed with a forceful "thrust" and dynamic color. His second installation at The Benini Sculpture Ranch, Carreno visited the project
following his move from Indianapolis where a number of his large scale pieces are on public display.
Steel, 12' x 5' x 8'.

http://www.amazon.com/Conserving-Outdoor-Sculpture-Collection-Center/dp/1606060104/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360519818&sr=8-1&keywords=conserving+outdoor+sculpture

Highly recommend this book!!

Eyfells Documentary Underway

Preview of forthcoming Eyfells documentary.

Hayden Maisoneuve Yates is in the final stages of his masterful documentary on Eyfells. This has been years in the making, including a trip to Iceland to capture that major segment of Johann's life. 

New Installation on the first day of December, 2012.
Ommm... by Giancarlo Catanzaro.
77" tall, various granites.

Sculptor working away on site!

Katy Hodgkins, who has completed elegant stacked rock pieces in other locations, is working on site, building her sculpture with native Texas limestone.

Models and sculptures + the perfect combo in the lens of great photographers:)

Four artists will be featured in a Sculpture Ranch Summer Party here July 14th from 2 -6.
Dichotocomy (above) a cast stainless steel piece by Gil Bruvel will be shown with at least five
other pieces from his new works, The Flow Series.

Dr. Coates' recent blog following his visit with Benini

http://www.buildingpersonalstrength.com/2012/02/benini-and-sculpture-ranch-glorious-art.html

Tony Cragg interview at the Nasher Sculpture Center.

Interview conducted by Charissa Terranova.

http://www.fluentcollab.org/mbg/index.php/interview/index/177/

Photographer Mina Myers sent this link to view her photographs shot at The Sculpture Ranch.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2477311619281.2148196.1447218838&type=1&l=c4945c4a0b

Installation of Lea Maines Love Extended November 6th!!

Dan Bennett's article on the Sculpture Ranch

 Sunday's San Antonio Express News article by Dan Bennett.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Benini-Sculpture-Ranch-welds-steel-to-landscape-2228884.php

Sculpture Ranch Video by Bob Simmons

Bob Simmon's video - might give you a few chuckles....

Visiting James Surls at his Carbondale, Colorado studio, July 2011.

A visit with James Surls at his studio near Carbondale, Colorado. See more of his work at
JamesSurls.com.

Lea Maines begins work to carve 30 inch diameter....

In her Dallas studio, the sphere is positioned for carving.

It will be placed on a 16.5 ft. sculpture.

The drawing is complete, the cuts begin......

The Gold Wing Road Riders from Belton, Texas visit the Sculpture Ranch!

Check out Deise's Desert Living tribute and his new kickstarter link!

http://www.desertlivingtoday.com/2011/05/04/the-deise-man-cometh/

And to learn more about his Stormy Seas project, go to:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deisesculpture/stormy-seasa-site-specific-sculptural-assemblage-b

Mavi Vaselli from Austin views the new sculpture by Ukranian artist Serge Mozhnevsky who
lives in Vancouver, Canada. Mozhnevsky who is also reknowned for his works in wood, has a website
at SergeGallery.com.

Serge Mozhnevsky's new polished aluminum sculpture!

Tom Harrington's Installation

Thomas Harrington hung and placed seven spheres in a grove of oak trees. Here he is shown maneuvering the largest one which he mounted in the center of the grouping. It slowly turns with the wind...as do the others hanging from the trees.

Photos by Michael Giblin while visiting The Benini Sculpture Ranch

 

One of Benini's geometric paintings from the 90's.

One of Johann Eyfells wall sculptures, completed about thirty years ago, recently unpacked from a crate he brought from Florida.

 Bettye Hamblen Turner's longhorn, Paladin.

 One of the masks, this one from Venice, displayed in our restroom.

 One of the Rick Cunningham sculptures.

 Daryl Colburn's Ascension.

Jim LaPaso's Agave. Three agaves in stainless steel with copper powdercoated blooms that spin with the wind. Click here to see more of LaPaso's work.













To see more of Michael Giblin;s photographs, visit his website:
http://www.MYSMGIMAGES.com/

Michael Shulman's new native cedar sculpture.

Detail shots 

Beth Schoen's Willie Nelson in bronze now on exhibit.

Beth received her training at The Elisabet Ney Sculpture Conservatory in Austin, Texas and the Loveland Academy of Fine Arts, in Loveland, Colorado.

Contact Ms Schoen about a commemorative sculpture which can be created in terra cotta or bronze. 512-388-4880.

Bettye Hamblen Turner sculptures recognized in TrueCar Blog

Shadee Malekafzali, with an eye on Earth Day fast approaching, has compiled a focus on New Art made of Old Cars,
with HiHo and Marathon, both created by Bettye Hamblen Turner, featured in the blog.
http://blog.truecar.com/2011/04/08/used-cars-make-new-art

Three Bronze Sculptures by El Paso sculptor Ho Baron installed April 1st.

Deise's Heart is Seed installation at the City Center in Phoenix, sculpture is on temporary exhibition, available for purchase.

Temporary Exhibition site

1500 pounds

400 lb. concrete base 3' x 3' x 3'

Deise with Heart of Seed

3' x 4' x 6' plus base

Rebecca Hugdahl shares photos from her visit to The Benini Galleries & Sculpture Ranch

The Bride at 3 am by Jack Gron

Benini Divertimenti and Zentrum

Rick Cunningham

Benini's Zabriskie's Point

Photograph by Ken Nichols