Carol Bennett Explained

Carol Bennett (born 1954) is an American painter and glass artist based in Hawaii.

Early life

Bennett was born in Los Angeles, California. She received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) from the University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies in 1974 and another B.A. from the Art Center College of Design in 1978.^[1] Since 1990, she has lived in Kauai.^[2]

Public art

Her artworks in public places include:^[3]

• Rise, Fall and Drink, three 5 ft x 8 ft, oil and enamel on glass paintings, Hawaii Convention Center, 2001^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Ocean Patterns, 180-foot-long mural, oil on birch ply, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, 2002^[7]
• Kanawai, two Italian glass mosaic tile murals, each 11 x 22 feet, Kauai Judiciary Building, 2005^[8]
• Water: A Point of Departure, two acrylic on Dacron sail cloth, 8 x 26 ft. and 8 x 52 ft, Foyer and Passenger Queuing at Pier 2 Terminal, Honolulu Harbor, 2008-2009^[9]
• Trigger Picasso Energy, 48 x 8 foot hand-painted colored vitreous enamels fired on float glass with gold leaf and photovoltaic solar cells, Hawaii State Art Museum, 2012^[10]
• Cycles, fused glass and light-emitting diodes, on exterior of the James and Abigail Campbell Library, University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, 2012^[11]

Collections

The Hawaii State Art Museum^[12] and the Honolulu Museum of Art^{[13] [14]} are among the museums holding works by Bennett.

Themes

Bennett's paintings are generally related to water; swimmers and fishing nets are recurring subjects. They often contain totally abstract passages representing reflections, as in Jewel.

Notes and References

1. https://www.carolbennettart.com/bio.html The artist's website
2. http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=38813#top_display_media Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
3. http://www.elisacontemporaryart.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=96&sr=49&ppage=12 Elisa Contemporary Art
4. Web site: Rise at Hawaii Convention Center . dags.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . August 30, 2019.
5. Web site: Fall at Hawaii Convention Center . dags.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . August 30, 2019.
6. Web site: Drink at Hawaii Convention Center . dags.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . August 30, 2019.
7. Web site: Ocean Patterns at Honolulu International Airport . dags.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . August 30, 2019.
8. Web site: Kanawai at Kauai Judiciary Complex . dags.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . August 30, 2019.
9. Web site: Water: A Point of Departure at Pier 2 Arcade . dags.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . August 30, 2019.
10. Web site: Trigger Picasso Energy at HiSAM Sculpture Garden . dags.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . August 30, 2019.
11. Web site: Cycles at University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu . dags.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . August 30, 2019.
12. Web site: Sculpture Garden: Works of Art . sfca.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Art Museum . August 30, 2019.
13. Web site: 'Making Waves' artist Carol Bennett on how being a swimmer inspires her artwork . Kathleen Wong . blog.honoluluacademy.org . Honolulu Museum of Art . August 30, 2019.
14. Web site: Making Waves . honolulumuseum.org . Honolulu Museum of Art . August 30, 2019.