Fletcher Benton, Donut No. 3, 2002

COR-TEN steel

Fletcher Benton’s, Donut No. 3,2002, maintains a balance against improbable odds. In this monumental work, Benton contrasts symmetry and asymmetry, order and chance, logic and uncertainty. Using a coat of rusty red paint, each classical colossal form exists neatly within the visual and conceptual Constructivist vocabulary. Benton believes that: “one can obtain the highest aesthetic impact with the most economical statement; and the most vital and elusive of the sculptor’s materials is space itself.” In this work Benton combines the heaviness of the COR-TEN steel with the rhythmic arrangement of pure geometric forms, exemplifying Benton’s willingness to adjust to thinking “in-the-medium,” the work is both rigid and organic in its formal arrangement, and is a complement to its place in this natural setting.

Laumeier Sculpture Park Collection, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Yoel Haller.

Location: Children's Sculpture Garden