{"id":41400,"date":"2018-12-11T15:14:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T21:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=41400"},"modified":"2018-12-13T16:17:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T22:17:10","slug":"ben-hammonds-angel-in-contemplation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/ben-hammonds-angel-in-contemplation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Hammond&#8217;s Angel in Contemplation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_41401\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ben-Hammond-An-Angel-In-Contemplation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41401\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41401\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ben-Hammond-An-Angel-In-Contemplation-350x493.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ben-Hammond-An-Angel-In-Contemplation-350x493.jpg 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ben-Hammond-An-Angel-In-Contemplation-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ben-Hammond-An-Angel-In-Contemplation-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ben-Hammond-An-Angel-In-Contemplation-1200x1690.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ben-Hammond-An-Angel-In-Contemplation.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Hammond&#8217;s &#8220;An Angel in Contemplation.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ben Hammond says he creates art\u00a0because some of his deepest feelings can\u2019t be articulated in words. \u201cI hope that the viewer can sense what is most important to me when they see my work,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I don\u2019t try to hide any secret meaning in my art. Each piece is deeply personal, yet universal. I try to create images that are beautiful, uplifting, and relatable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sculptor, originally from Pingree, Idaho, has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Gloria Medal, the Beverly Hoyt Robertson Memorial Award, the Charlotte Geffken prize (twice), the Dexter Jones Award (thrice). In 2018, his sculpture \u201cAn Angel In Contemplation\u201d won first place in sculpture at the Portrait Society\u2019s International Show. \u201cPretty sweet,\u201d the artist says.<\/p>\n<p>See more of his work at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benhammondfineart.com\/\">https:\/\/www.benhammondfineart.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/305831342?app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"ben_hammond_15_bytes_interview_640(2)\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This interview was recorded in 2009 as part of our 35&#215;35 exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>Best Of (2018) curated by Emily Larsen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Hammond says he creates art\u00a0because some of his deepest feelings can\u2019t be articulated in words. \u201cI hope that the viewer can sense what is most important to me when they see my work,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I don\u2019t try to hide any secret meaning in my art. 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