New Public Art in TriBeCa – Press Release

For Immediate Release March 20, 2022

Figuration Studio &

NYC Art in the Parks

Present:

Hoodoos

by Joan Benefiel

On display from March 2023 – March 2024

Figuration Studio is proud to announce their latest public art installation, “Hoodoos", by Joan Benefiel in Finn Square Park in Lower Manhattan. In partnership with the NYC Parks Department’s Art in the Parks program, this installation will be on view in Tribeca through March of 2024.

Cast solid in hand-tinted translucent resin, Hoodoos is a limited edition and part of Benefiel’s “Cast in Light” sculpture collection. The abstract figurative forms of this sculpture are inspired by the natural beauty of their namesake geological formations and appear to glow from within, “a metaphor for the light that is inside us all”, says Benefiel. With Hoodoos, she continues her practice of building engaging choreographies of light, color, and shadow, sculpting first in clay and plaster then casting in resin or bronze.

Benefiel’s work can be seen in public venues across the country and is widely collected by private individuals and institutions. Hoodoos is her fourth NYC public art exhibition, including her inaugural Fashion District BID Art on the Plaza installation in 2010, and her monumental figure Breathe in front of the Distrikt Hotel in midtown in 2014. Benefiel is Founder of the Brooklyn-based NYS Certified Woman Owned Business Enterprise, Figuration Studio (est. 2008) and along with Partner Jeremy Leichman is alumni of the New York Academy of Art located one block away from the current installation. For more about the artist visit www.joanbenefiel.com and follow @joanbenefiel on Instagram.

Figuration Studio is the exclusive producer of Benefiel’s sculpture and excels in the ability to innovate with both new and traditional sculpture materials and techniques. For inquiries please call (718) 418-1417 or email studio@figurationstudio.com, visit www.figurationstudio.com and follow @figurationstudio on Instagram.

Size: 96” h x 29” w x 26” d

Weight: 550 Lbs

Materials: Hand-tinted, solid cast resin and CORTEN steel

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