Humanity is currently undergoing a gigantic shift. We are moving from an analog world into a digital one. We can now, for the first time, send physical energy across the globe in an instant, be present anywhere in the world at any given time. When a people undergo shifts of this dimension, tension and stress are unavoidable.

At this point the first generation who has never lived a completely analog life is starting to reach maturity and with that, steering power. The result is tension. Tension in society between persons still maintaining an analog lifestyle and those who live a largely digital life. In this scenario people yearn for balance.

My mind is occupied with this scenario. I create work that aims to articulate my thought processes about balance and tension.

These pieces are made from steel and are under constant tension by gravity and/or human input (mounting them under tension to the wall). While under tension they also talk about balance. Those concepts occupy my mind and thoughts constantly and this series lets me combine them and open up questions about the relationship between balance and tension.

UNTITLED METAL#6
Stainless steel, steel, paint
28″ x 43″ x 21″

UNTITLED METAL#7
Stainless steel, steel, paint
61.5″ x 28″ x 26″

This one is an odd one. It is really hard to photograph, it has angles that are hard to understand, the colors are unusual, there are polished and natural surfaces to the stone, overall it somehow is a struggle for me. But then it is probably the most “true” sculpture I have built to date. There is a lot of pressure and tension in my life right now, things aren’t quite as easy. I feel like this sculpture describes that rather well.

T3-5
granit, domestic marble, Belgian Black marble, stainless, brass, epoxy
21″ x 12″ x 10″

Another image from King Monkey and the Infinite Sunshine made it into a group exhibition. This time in Fort Collins, CO at the Center for Fine Art Photography (link) for their upcoming “Simply” exhibition.

In the Alps
facemounted chromogenic print
30″ x 30″

Two of my images were selected for an upcoming group exhibition at Gallery27 in Santa Barbara. The show is called “THE PATH” (link).

Here are the pieces:

Mexican Path
facemounted chromogenic print
20″ x 20″

Nevitian Path
facemounted chromogenic print
20″ x 20″

A couple of days ago at the Four Seasons Maui I was asked to catch a lizard for a photo. This questions stirred up something deep. Back in Austria, when I was maybe eight years old, I went to a river with two friends and one of them caught a lizard, rammed a stick through its torso and put it on a little wooden raft to go down the river. It was incredibly cruel to me at the time but I got over it (or maybe not…). Now, 22 years later and thousands of miles detached, upon that question the event popped back into my mind and I felt horribly wrong even scaring a lizard. I couldn’t stop thinking about that lizard since and played with all kinds of drawings of lizards until this ended up on the wall of my hotel room at the Four Seasons Lanai… I should install a camera to get the expression on the maid’s face upon entering the room…

paper on wall, scotch tape
216″ x 85″

“Mirror Mirror”
chromogenic prints on mirror at Four Seasons Maui
62″ x 40″

“Mirror Mirror on the wall, who am I and what am I doing here…”

I went back into the archives and selected some work that I had done back in Berlin in the 90′s. Those years were a strong influence and I am now mounting toner prints of them on wood with glue. This basic (or as my close friend EMCE would say: “Biasics”) approach seemed fitting, giving the work a very raw quality, like Berlin in the 90′s.
“Back to the Biasics”
toner print on wood, glue, paint
22.5″ x 35″

My piece “Social Scene” has been invited to be juried by David Hickey for the Texas National 2012 exhibition (link HERE). I shipped it to Texas a couple of weeks ago and the selection of work for the exhibition should be publicized soon. This piece is part of my body of work King Monkey and the Infinite Sunshine.

I guess I just combined my “Straight from the Minibar” series and my work with Negative Stability. This took about an hour and seemed impossible for most of that hour. Stood for a good 15 seconds.

T3-81 is displayed at Cielito Restaurant in Santa Barbara during the opening party of Taconic Builders.

T3-81
Granite, Carrara Marble, Belgian Black Marble, stainless, brass, epoxy
26″ x 8.5″ x 10.5″

25in x 12in x 9in
granite, stainless, brass, epoxy

Here are two recent stone balance sculptures. The colorful one is lava rock on marble and the other one is domestic granite.

untitled
granite, brass, stainless steel and epoxy
58.5 cm x 26.5 cm x 26.5 cm

untitled
lava rock, marble, paint, brass, stainless steel and epoxy
66 cm x 33 cm x 35.5 cm

The opening was great! Thank you for attending! Here are a few images of the exhibition. The wall installations received great feedback, thank you!

permanent Negative Stability at Viva design in Santa Barbara

permanent Negative Stability at Viva design in Santa Barbara

permanent Negative Stability at Viva design in Santa Barbara

marble sculpture / permanent Negative Stability in Santa Barbara

A recent sculpture of balanced marble – part of the permanent Negative Stability series.

1:18 model of Porsche Boxster in negative stability

Here is another model of a car in negative stability. For more info please take a look at the projects site here: http://jonasjungblut.com/the-permanent-negative-stability-porsche

Please also view this project on Kickstarter:  http://www.kickstarter.com/e/zZD8y/projects/50521962/the-permanent-negative-stability-porsche

Granite Balance

Granite
24inch x 16inch x 11inch

Marble Balance

Marble Balance

Here is a recent piece I did out of marble.