Studio Visit with Artist Jonathan Prince | Christie's

The New York-born, Massachusetts-based sculptor Jonathan Prince explains how his work reflects ‘the duality of perfection versus chaos’. ‘Sculptural works sometimes present more questions than there are answers,’ muses Jonathan Prince. We are at the sculptor’s impressive HQ in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, some 90 minutes north of New York City. ‘I’ve been up here for the last 15 years,’ he explains. On making the move from his native New York, Prince admits he initially felt quite isolated, but his feelings have changed over time. ‘I’ve really come to know that this work couldn’t be created anywhere else except surrounded by nature,’ he says. ‘It’s the quiet beauty that really informs the work.’ Prince graduated with a doctorate degree from Columbia University, and received a post-doctorate degree from the University of Southern California. He holds patents in optics and worked with NASA on its Hologlobe Project at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Find out more: https://ift.tt/2M45zvp -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: https://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: https://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: https://ift.tt/2elCafM