Jonathan Prince’s sculptures are full of contradictions as they evoke the work of 20th century masters while referencing ancient artifacts. His work is principally concerned with exposing a material’s latent power, many suggesting the fluid quality of metal in liquid form but captured in a solid state. Ellipses, spheres and cubes are intentionally interrupted by the artists hand to infer the discovery of something ancient. Prince refers to this body of work as "Fragments” where he suggests a form, but does not fully fabricate the piece. His partial creation allows the mind to complete recognizable shapes, asking his audience to be active viewers. Many sculptures appear to be torn, allowing Prince to introduce a wholly different surface, imbuing the work with a dynamic quality of evolving, of genesis. His intelligent use of steel is key to the visual success of these works; the oxidized or polished steel form is incised to introduce an interplay of surface texture and patina that connotes an improbable plasticity to the material.

Dorthy Joiner (Sculpture Magazine, August 2012) commented: “While Plato considered the objects of sensuous reality to be mere shadows and saw perfection only in geometric forms apprehended by the intellect, Prince prefers a marriage of form and accident, the one complimenting the other. And to this union - to borrow from Yeats - a “terrible beauty is born.”

 

Education         Columbia University, University of Southern California

  

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2017

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, Palm Beach FL, Sponder Gallery, January 12 - 15

2016

Art Wynwood, Miami, Florida, Baker Sponder, February 11-15

2015

Art 15 London, London, England, CYNTHIA-REEVES, May 21-23

Art Miami New York, Baker Sponder Gallery, May 14-17

Art Central Hong Kong, CYNTHIA-REEVES, March 14 - 16

Sculpture in The Civic Center, Newport Beach CA, April 2015 – August 2016

Subtle, Not Subtle: Evocative Nuance, West Branch Gallery and Sculpture Park, February 14 - June 3

2014

Art Miami, Miami FL, CYNTHIA-REEVES, December 2 - 7

Art Silicon Valley / San Francisco, San Mateo, CA, CYNTHIA-REEVES , Oct. 9 - 12

Art Southampton, Southampton, NY, Sponder Gallery, July 24 - 28

Exposed, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe VT, July 1 – October 15

Downtown Fair, New York, NY, CYNTHIA-REEVES, (work selected for Public Art area)  May 8 - 11

Baker Sponder Gallery, Boca Raton FL (solo exhibition) April 5 – May 5

Substrate of Nature, Group Show, CYNTHIA-REEVES New England, March 7 – April 26

Art 14 London, London England, CYNTHIA-REEVES, February 28 – March 2

Art Wynwood International Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL, Baker Sponder Gallery, Feb 13 - 17

Sponder Gallery, Miami FL (solo exhibition), February 6 – April 1

Light / Dark   Jonathan Prince at Pier 64, Hudson River Park, New York, NY Extended to July 15

 

2013

Art Miami, CYNTHIA-REEVES, December 3 – 8

Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada, CYNTHIA-REEVES, October 25 – 28

Light / Dark   Jonathan Prince at Pier 64, Hudson River Park, New York, NY, October 10, 2013 – March, 2014

Art Southampton, Southampton, NY, CYNTHIA-REEVES, July 25 - 29

The Solo Project Art Fair, Basel Switzerland, CYNTHIA-REEVES, June 12 – 16

Pulse New York Contemporary Art Fair, CYNTHIA-REEVES May 9-12

Sculpture Now at The Mount – Featured Artist with George Rickey and Richard Erdman, June – October, 2013

Connectivity – McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 26 – June 15

Art 13 London, London England, CYNTHIA-REEVES, February 28 – March 3

Art Wynwood International Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL, CYNTHIA-REEVES, February 15 - 18

 

2012

Art Miami, CYNTHIA-REEVES, December 4 - 9

Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Houston Texas, CYNTHIA-REEVES Oct.18 - 21

Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York City Dept. of Parks & Recreation in collaboration with CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects and BCN Development October 10, 2012 -  April, 2013

Jonathan Prince –  Works in Stone CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects in partnership with ABC Stone, Brooklyn, NY November 1 2012 – January 2013

ARTRAGEOUS  Art Auction, New York, NY June 4 , 2012

SculptureNow 2012 (Featured Artist) Lenox,MA June 9 – October 27

artMRKT San Francisco, CYNTHIA-REEVES, San Francisco, CA May 17- 20

Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery – New Work, Stamford, CT April 1 – May1

Art Wynwood International Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL, CYNTHIA-REEVES, February 17—20

New Work, Christie’s Sculpture Garden at 535 Madison Avenue in collaboration with CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects, Park Tower Group and Christie’s New York, NY, February 9 – October 2012

 

2011 

Art Miami, CYNTHIA-REEVES, December 4 - 8

TX Contemporary Art Fair, Houston, TX, CYNTHIA-REEVES, October 20 - 23

Torn Steel, 590 Madison Ave Sculpture Garden Solo Show in collaboration with CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects, New York, NY, September 15, 2011 – January 10, 2012

Morrison Gallery, Kent Connecticut, April 23  - May 29

SOFA New York, CYNTHIA-REEVES, New York, NY, April 13 - 17

 

2009                     

Frieze Art Fair (Impossible Exchange) London, England

Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA

 

2008                     

Primo Piano Gallery, Lecce, Italy

Belushi Pisano Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

 

2007         

Primo Piano Gallery, Lecce Italy

Belushi Pisano Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

 

2006                     

Design Trust For Public Space, New York, NY

Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

 

PUBLICATIONS (SELECT LIST)

 Heavy Metal Rock Star, Keni Nooner, TRODENT Magazine, Spring 2013

The Shape of Now, Anastasia Stanmeyer, Berkshire Magazine, June 2013

Jonathan Prince’s Sculpture to the Sun, Mike Welton, Architects + Artisans Oct 25 2012

 Jonathan Prince’s newest sculpture, G2V, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Untapped Cities, October 16,2012, Abby Thomas

 Jonathan Prince Recasts Ancient Objects, Berkshire Eagle Sept 19, 2012

 SculptureNow Brings Art to Masses,  Berkshire Record, June 15, 2012

 The Installation of an Installation – Jonathan Prince at 535 Madison, NY Observer  February 12, 2012

 The (not so) Fine Art of Unveiling an Exhibit – The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 9, 2012

 Confronting the Monumental, Dorothy Joiner, World Sculpture News, 2012

 Jonathan Prince: Torn Steel, Dorothy Joiner, Sculpture Magazine, March – April 2012

 A Compelling New Series, World Sculpture News, Autumn 2011

 Art on the Way, James Balestrieri, American Art Collector, January 2012

 Contemporary Artist Jonathan Prince at Sculpture Garden in New York City, Edward Rubin, NY Artes Magazine, October 2011

 New York City – Art is Everywhere, Suitcase Ready, February 17, 2012

 New Art to Play With on Madison Avenue, Marina Galperina , Animal, February 2012

 Art Basel: Art Week in Miami, The Miami Herald, December 7, 2011

 Breaking Boundaries, Christina Garofalo, Robb Report NYC, October 5, 2011

 Jonathan Prince Studio Visit, Accessible Art NY, August 2011

 Jonathan Prince Presents “Torn Steel”, Whitewall Daily, August 2011

 Glimmering Gored Sculptures, Meghan Young, Trend Hunter, September 2011

 Group Exhibition 6: Review, Cynthia Nadelman, ARTnews, September 2011

 7 Sculptors to Watch, Christine Temin, Art New England, June – August 2010

 These New York Collectors Develop Artsy Buildings, ArtKabinett, June 26, 2011