Disc Fragment 2011, Jonathan Prince
The Cynthia-Reeves Gallery in New York is presenting Prince’s work from February 10 – March 30, 2012. His Torn Steel series is the result of laborious hand-working. The outer surfaces are oxidized steel, and the inner forms revealed have been polished to a shining finish.
Southern Remnant, Jonathan Prince
Prince begins by sketching out his concepts on paper, then refining that on computer. He creates a urethane foam model next with engineering drawings, noting the essential materials for fabrication. After the work is constructed, he marks the sections to be “torn” out, which is a process accomplished with a plasma torch.
And this is not the end . . . stainless steel plates are shaped and welded into the form, patterns are overlaid onto the plates with a MIG welder, and all areas are then smoothed and blended with a TIG welder. The final step is polishing and smoothing with various abrasives.
working on Torus 340, 2011
His background is just as interesting as his work. From sculpting in his teens with stone, clay and plaster, he moved into the art of dentistry and maxillofacial surgery. From that career he went on to directing and producing films and computer animated special effects projects. After those varied twists and turns in profession, he finally came back to sculpting.
Southern Remnant, on display on Madison Avenue
Visit Jonathan Price’s website for more of his sculptural work: www.jonathanprince.com
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