Struck with inspiration during a fiery sunset over the Hudson, Joan Benefiel created these dynamic, glowing sculptures to remember it by. Hand-tinted the colors of the sky that night, the sculptures will be mounted on the tops of the old Pier 42 wooden pilings in the Hudson River, with permission from the Hudson River Park Trust. Each vibrant sculpture will respond to the light of each new day, resonate with the sunrises and sunsets, and cast colorful reflections across the water. Hudson River Pilings ProjectPromote Your Page TooTumblr (3.0; @hudsonriverpilingsproject)http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/nyregion/in-beyond-rodin-at-the-rye-arts-center-the-human-form-unleashed.html?smid=tu-share">The Human Form, Unleashed</a>: <p>The more than 50 works on view in “Beyond Rodin: New Directions in Contemporary Figurative Sculpture” at the Rye Arts Center are intended to demonstrate a revitalization of the human form in art.</p>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/24271056012http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/24271056012Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:28:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3blgcjwul1qe29boo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6983978106/in/set-72157629936778575/" title=""><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/6983978106_ce73f5b526_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/7130060291/in/set-72157629936778575/" title=""><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7130060291_5a4bbd5a48_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/7130058393/in/set-72157629936778575/" title=""><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7130058393_2bd387dc6e_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/7130056699/in/set-72157629936778575/" title=""><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8025/7130056699_efb1de5a73_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/sets/72157629936778575/">Pilings Project in Rye, NY!</a>, a set on Flickr.</p>Pilings Project in Rye through May 25th - looks great up there - what a gorgeous town!http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/22163357023http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/22163357023Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:29:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrstqcLf31qe29boo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6772925670/in/set-72157629059885082/" title=""><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6772925670_1524625cbe_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6772927330/in/set-72157629059885082/" title=""><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6772927330_b068418440_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6772926636/in/set-72157629059885082/" title=""><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6772926636_d9184d478e_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6772927724/in/set-72157629059885082/" title=""><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6772927724_f641014441_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:23.4%; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/sets/72157629059885082/">Pilings Project Takes L.A.!</a>, a set on Flickr.</p>pics of the Pilings Project in L.A.!http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/18042320576http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/18042320576Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:15:26 -0500<a href="http://www.figurationstudio.com">The sculptures from the Broadway installation are available for sale just in time for the holidays thru Dec. 31 on the studio website. Check'em out!</a>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/12202226761http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/12202226761Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:57:49 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls3mxakWiZ1qe29boo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a title="IMG_7052" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6053992051/in/set-72157627334141133/"><img alt="IMG_7052" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6053992051_1ca60ddd1a_m.jpg"/></a><a title="IMG_7069" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6053959791/in/set-72157627334141133/"><img alt="IMG_7069" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6053959791_05b4a54c86_m.jpg"/></a><a title="IMG_7089" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6053989249/in/set-72157627334141133/"><img alt="IMG_7089" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6053989249_31f0a01f36_m.jpg"/></a><a title="IMG_7079" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/6053996181/in/set-72157627334141133/"><img alt="IMG_7079" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6053996181_0dfb750d47_m.jpg"/></a> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66503775@N07/sets/72157627334141133/">Figurations: The Fashion District Pilings Project</a>, a set on Flickr.</p> <p>Slideshow of the summer installation, July 14-August 30, 2011.</p>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/10660930720http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/10660930720Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:10:00 -0400<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="vxFlashPlayer35" width="400" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://publish.vx.roo.com/nypost/viral/2010/flashembed/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noScale" /><param name="wmode" value="windowed" /><param name="flashvars" value="vxTemplate=http://publish.vx.roo.com/nypost/viral/2010/NYPost_Mini_Scalable.swf&vxSiteId=22df8461-253b-4fbb-8b24-cd2dc2f6fb8a&vxChannel=PostTopFilmStrip&vxClipId=1458_1263363&vxClickToPlay=clip&vxTint=&vxServerBase=&vxBitrate=300&vxCore=http://publish.vx.roo.com/nypost/viral/2010/vxCore.swf&" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://publish.vx.roo.com/nypost/viral/2010/flashembed/" width="400" height="265" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" scale="noScale" wmode="windowed" flashvars="vxTemplate=http://publish.vx.roo.com/nypost/viral/2010/NYPost_Mini_Scalable.swf&vxSiteId=22df8461-253b-4fbb-8b24-cd2dc2f6fb8a&vxChannel=PostTopFilmStrip&vxClipId=1458_1263363&vxClickToPlay=clip&vxTint=&vxServerBase=&vxBitrate=300&vxCore=http://publish.vx.roo.com/nypost/viral/2010/vxCore.swf&"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>New York Post Story</p>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/8012094656http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/8012094656Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:11:14 -0400<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304203304576446382922728552.html?mod=wsj_share_facebook">Wall Street Journal, Photos of the week, #9</a>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/8012041780http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/8012041780Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:09:45 -0400<a href="http://beautyskew.com/2011/07/19/pic-of-the-week-amazing-figurines-line-broadway/">Blog post review on the project with great photos!</a>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/8011990656http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/8011990656Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:08:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lousznHnYH1qe29boo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>July 14, 2011 - Installation in the river of people complete!  Thank you FCBID!!!</p>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/8011774953http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/8011774953Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:02:11 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmn44oM0FO1qe29boo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmn44oM0FO1qe29boo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>2 other favorite shots from the test install day.  especially love the one where the guys are just wondering off down Broadway with it afterwards…</p>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/6426822176http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/6426822176Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:14:49 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmn3k574E01qe29boo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Testing, testing…  </p> <p>Here we were on Broadway & 38th street in NYC last week doing a test installation in the Fashion District for the big installation set for July 12.  We will be installing 20-25 of these on 8-foot tall poles in the river of people between 36th-41st Streets.   Woo-hoo!!</p>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/6426465080http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/6426465080Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:02:29 -0400<a href="http://flavorwire.com/26530/exclusive-nyc-sculptor-joan-benefiels-hudson-river-pilings-project">Flavorwire interview with the artist</a>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/1231347057http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/1231347057Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:07:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9olveqwTc1qe29boo1_500.jpg"/><br/> digital mockup image #1; looking west<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9olveqwTc1qe29boo2_500.jpg"/><br/> digital mockup image #2; looking north<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9olveqwTc1qe29boo3_500.jpg"/><br/> digital mockup image #3; looking south<br/><br/> <p>Digital mockup images from the original proposal in 2008.  These photos morph together site photos with the small sculpture maquettes to show how the installation will look.</p>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/1230469607http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/1230469607Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:18:47 -0400<span id="video_player_1229957945">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_1229957945",'http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/video_file/1229957945/tumblr_l9ohk1SC9S1qe29bo',400,300,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_l9ohk1SC9S1qe29bo_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_l9ohk1SC9S1qe29bo_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_l9ohk1SC9S1qe29bo_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_l9ohk1SC9S1qe29bo_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_l9ohk1SC9S1qe29bo_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>short little 3 minute INTRODUCTION VIDEO to the project.  enjoy!</p>http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/1229957945http://hudsonriverpilingsproject.com/post/1229957945Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:45:00 -0400