Jonathan Prince
Creativity is a foundational element of my life and spiritual practice. I explore the ideas that I’m investigating and look for ways to convert them to form.
For sculptor Jonathan Prince, art is a journey that contemplates science, technology, and an ongoing investigation of spirituality. His work balances both precision and imperfection, congruent with the inevitable dualities found in life. Through stretching the limitations of his materials, Prince finds possibility within vulnerability - beauty in the chaos.
Born in New York City, Prince has been living and working in The Berkshires of Massachusetts for the last two decades. As a young teenager, Prince was introduced to cubist sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, whom he apprenticed with on weekends. He consequently built a studio in his parent’s basement where he taught himself sculptural methods, taking cues from some of the sculpture greats: Jean Arp, Barbara Hepworth, Isamu Noguchi, and Constantin Brancusi. Despite his early interest in sculpture, Prince’s prowess for science and technology led him to become a maxillofacial surgeon.
After an extensive career in medicine, as well as having spearheaded various companies that worked at advancing the development of internet and media technology, Prince turned to his passion for sculpture once again in 2002. His background in science, technology, and medicine are uniquely reflected in his practice as a sculptor, as each work, both in methods of fabrication and precision, bear the hallmarks of these fields of study.
Prince’s artistic interests have transcended the physical as he leans forward into the virtual world, seeking to promote innovation at the intersection of visual art, emerging technologies, and creative storytelling. “It was time for me to step in again,” he says about creating augmented reality pieces. “As much as I love traditional sculpture, I love that you can take a different viewpoint from the analog world. By creating digital works, I am embracing a certain magic that the analog world cannot.”
To realize this multidisciplinary vision, he has built a world-class fabrication facility and team through which he is involved at every step of the creative process. In this space, he generates ideas and visions which can be manifested into structure. From his state-of-the-art studio at Berkshire House, Jonathan Prince has created artworks from a range of natural materials that have inspired audiences all over the world.
