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Ben Watkins Studio

Lincoln, RI
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About Ben Watkins Studio

Originally from Owensboro, KY, Watkins received a BFA from Murray State University (Furniture '01) and MFA from RISD (Furniture '03). He currently lives and works in Lincoln, RI. Artist Statement- I am always looking for the moment when something changes or shifts. Because I am fascinated by the fluidity and possibility of one thing becoming another and the movement inherent in that kind of transition, I see the makings of beginnings or endings around me continually, and that is a large part of what informs my work. I see that moment in the tiny microcosm of our ind...Read More

Ben Watkins Studio

Established in 20041stDibs seller since 2022

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Featured Pieces

20/20
Located in Lincoln, RI
20/20 is a wall-mounted, low relief sculpture made from cast hydrocal plaster and then painted with white acrylic paint. The piece is a minimalist in nature and consist of a Janus s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic

20/20

Ben Watkins
20/20, 2012

In Lieu of a Fight
Located in Lincoln, RI
In Lieu of a Fight is a wall-mounted, low relief sculpture made from cast hydrocal plaster and then painted with white acrylic paint. The piece is a minimalist in nature and consist...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic

In Lieu of a Fight

Ben Watkins
In Lieu of a Fight

Landscape
Located in Lincoln, RI
Landscape is a wall-mounted, low relief sculpture made from cast hydrocal plaster and then painted with white acrylic paint. The piece is a minimalist in nature and consist of lines...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic

Landscape

Ben Watkins
Landscape, 2012

Finding Gold
Located in Lincoln, RI
Finding Gold is a low relief, wall-mounted sculpture that depicts a stack of coins. The piece is part of a larger body of work entitled "Timeline". I made this piece by hitting a mo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic

Finding Gold

Ben Watkins
Finding Gold, 2012

Inception
Located in Lincoln, RI
Inception is a low-relief, wall-mounted sculpture made from cast hydrocal plaster. This piece employs a vacuum technique to create the mold that the plaster captures. The piece is ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic

Inception

Ben Watkins
Inception, 2012

Spillway
Located in Lincoln, RI
Spillway is a low relief, bent laminated, wall-hung sculpture made from ash veneer and formed using a vacuums technique. The shapes mimic two bodies of water connecting through a "s...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Spillway

Ben Watkins
Spillway, 2006

Iceberg
Located in Lincoln, RI
This painting depicts a floating iceberg sitting on a projected pink plane. The pink is actually an underpainting that I carved back through to expose. The sides are painted, so the...
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2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Iceberg

Ben Watkins
Iceberg, 2012

Conjuring a Void
Located in Lincoln, RI
"Conjuring a Void" is a low relief, plaster -wall mounted sculpture. It depicts my hands prints as the reach out into a textured, fractal void. This piece is from a series I did in...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic

Conjuring a Void

Ben Watkins
Conjuring a Void, 2012

Laying a Field
Located in Lincoln, RI
"Laying a Field" was inspired by constellations and fractals. I was also experimenting in mold making using a type of vacuum molds. The lines you see are slightly raised above the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Fiberglass, Photographic Film, Acrylic Polymer

Laying a Field

Ben Watkins
Laying a Field, 2010

We Are All In
Located in Lincoln, RI
"We Are All In" is a wall hung sculpture depicting a series of arm/hand outlines overlapping. I was referencing a sports team ritual of standing in a circle before or after a game. ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic

We Are All In

Ben Watkins
We Are All In, 2012

Curtain Wall
Located in Lincoln, RI
Curtain Wall is a piece created from cast resin panels. The piece depicts the nighttime Mountain Views and a cave system within that range. With this piece I was inspired by tapest...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Copper, Foil

Curtain Wall

Ben Watkins
Curtain Wall, 2022

Orville
Located in Lincoln, RI
Orville is a textile inspired, minimalist painting on plexiglass. The surfaces is carved and filled with paint, leaving a groove textured surface. A spraying technique is applied t...
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2010s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Maple, Paint, Acrylic

Orville

Ben Watkins
Orville , 2023

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