Fence: Bethlehem Steel

Industrial Paintings
Written By Pat Benincasa

Fence: Bethlehem Steel, 2018, Encaustic, paint, screws, marine varnish with scored lines for fencing on sheet metal, 12” x 13.25” x 0.75” Private Collection

This image is from Bethlehem Steel Co. Blast Furnaces in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. At the heart of my work is place as memory, reflecting a shared past that once acknowledged our national identity. It wasn’t enough to paint the industrial  site, I poured marine varnish over the surface to make the image feel far away, and then scored deep lines into the sheet metal  creating a fence. I wanted the scene to feel like a recollection. 

Pat Benincasa

Pat Benincasa, is a first-generation Italian American woman, visual artist, art educator and podcaster. She has received national and international recognition for her work and been awarded National Percent for Art, and General Services Administration (GSA) Art In Architecture commissions. Her selected work is archived in the Minnesota Historical Society.

https://www.patbenincasa-art.com/about
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