This substantial sinuous sculpture of contrasting bright bronze and blackened patina appears to soar and spiral skywards.
It was created by the Bennett brothers, Bob and Tom, as a limited edition in 1982.
The Bennett brothers were identical twins who worked together to create fluid, flowing sculptures in gleaming golden bronze, ranging from undulating abstracts to sleek human forms. The brothers were born in 1939, in Rotan, Texas, moving to California in the 1950s. In 1969, they began their joint art career by creating welded wire sculptures at the a gas station they owned. Following the success of these one-of-a kind creations, the brothers began to work in bronze. In the late 1970s, the brothers founded Bennett Sculpture and built a foundry to cast their designs to their exacting standards. By the 1980s, the brothers had opened a number of galleries in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, and Texas to showcase their limited edition works. However, the brothers later decided to concentrate on their art and in the 1990s closed the galleries and foundry. Bob Bennett passed away in 2003 and Tom died in 2016 from complications of Parkinson's disease.
In addition to their art being featured in collections throughout the world, the brothers' sculptures have been presented to world leaders such as President George H.W. Bush, Pope John Paul II, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. They created a pair of 16-foot sculptures for the original Arco Arena building, as well was other public art, and designed an award for Elle magazine’s annual “Women in Hollywood” event, which has been presented to such recipients as Salma Hayek, Nicole Kidman and Barbra Streisand.
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