尼古拉斯-本森 石雕师

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Nicholas Benson
Stone Carver | Class of 2010
Preserving the legacy of a centuries-old artistic tradition and expanding the art of hand letter carving with the beauty and craftsmanship of his own designs.


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Title
Stone Carver
Affiliation
The John Stevens Shop
Location
Newport, Rhode Island
Age
46 at time of award
Area of Focus
Crafts and Arts Technology
Published September 28, 2010
ABOUT NICHOLAS' WORK
Nicholas Benson is a third-generation stone carver, calligrapher, and designer whose meticulously executed inscriptional works are noted for their uncompromising craftsmanship and beauty in form and line. While almost all cut-stone lettering in the United States is done by machines today, Benson is a master of hand letter carving, using brush strokes to outline the individual letterforms before inscribing them in situ by hand. His inscriptions and decorative reliefs can be seen on family memorials and buildings throughout the United States, including the National Gallery of Art, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the National World War II Memorial. In creating the distinctive architectural lettering for which he is known, Benson considers both the large-scale effect of the overall text as well as the most minute details of each figure, weighing at the same time changing light conditions and the long-term impact of weathering on the work’s future appearance. Combining his scholarly interest in the history of letterforms and their design, he developed an original font that draws on both classical Greek forms and contemporary sans serif script for the new Dr. Martin Luther King National Memorial. While Benson expands the traditional art of stone carving through his designs, he is also committed to teaching young artisans, who will create their own works and ensure that the legacy of this centuries-old artistic practice endures.

BIOGRAPHY
Nicholas Benson studied at the State University of New York, Purchase (1986–1987), and the Schule für Gestaltung in Basel, Switzerland (1987–1988), in addition to training with his father, John Everett Benson. Since 1993, he has been the owner and creative director of the John Stevens Shop in Newport, Rhode Island, which was established in 1705 and acquired by the Benson family in the 1920s.



尼古拉斯-本森
石雕师｜2010级
保存了一个世纪之久的艺术传统的遗产，并以他自己设计的美丽和工艺扩大了手工字母雕刻的艺术。


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标题
石头雕刻师
所属机构
约翰-史蒂文斯商店
工作地点
罗得岛纽波特
年龄
获奖时为46岁
重点领域
手工艺和艺术技术
发表于2010年9月28日
关于尼古拉斯的作品
尼古拉斯-本森是第三代石刻家、书法家和设计师，他一丝不苟的铭文作品以其毫不妥协的工艺和形式与线条之美而闻名。虽然今天美国几乎所有的切石刻字都是由机器完成的，但本森是一位手工刻字的大师，他先用笔触勾勒出各个字母的轮廓，然后再在原地手工刻字。在美国各地的家庭纪念馆和建筑上都能看到他的题词和装饰性浮雕，包括国家艺术馆、耶鲁大学艺术馆和国家二战纪念馆。在创作他所熟知的独特的建筑字画时，本森既考虑到整体文字的大规模效果，也考虑到每个人物的最细微的细节，同时权衡不断变化的光线条件和风化对作品未来外观的长期影响。结合他对字母历史及其设计的学术兴趣，他为新的马丁-路德-金博士国家纪念馆开发了一种原创字体，既借鉴了古典希腊的形式，也借鉴了当代无衬线字体。本森通过他的设计扩展了传统的石雕艺术，同时他也致力于教导年轻的工匠，他们将创造自己的作品，并确保这种有几个世纪历史的艺术实践的遗产得以延续。

个人简历
尼古拉斯-本森曾在纽约州立大学购买分校（1986-1987年）和瑞士巴塞尔艺术学院（1987-1988年）学习，此外还跟随他的父亲约翰-埃弗雷特-本森进行培训。自1993年以来，他一直是罗德岛纽波特的约翰-史蒂文斯商店的所有者和创意总监，该商店成立于1705年，于20世纪20年代被本森家族收购。