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″

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″

granit, stainless, brass, epoxy      /     Carrara marble, domestic marble, stainless, epoxy
26 1/2″ x 14″ x 11″                                                                32″ x 29″ x 12″

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

I have been spending time on the permanent Negative Stability Porsche and wanted to share an update. The images below are digital composites of a model I built with a 1:18 scale 1973 Porsche 911 RS. The model was covered in fiberglass and (at this point) digitally colored and then placed in these environments. I balanced the model with the help of our good friend gravity. The real car is too heavy to balance by hand so the individual pieces need to be suspended and then connected at the proper point. Doing this with a small model proofed to be quite a challenge since there is not a whole lot of weight to work with.
The real Porsche 911s Targa used for this project is waiting patiently to get back into balance…

To find more info click here:  http://jonasjungblut.com/the-permanent-negative-stability-porsche

balanced porsche (digital composition)

balanced porsche (digital composition)

balanced porsche (digital composition)

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

permanent Negative Stability is opening this Thursday at Viva Design! I have been working on this concept and the challenges that come with creating these sculptures for a a few years and I am very excited to exhibit these pieces now. The concept of balance has been driving my thoughts for a while and the work presented in this show is a strong statement about that. I would love to see you at the opening…

permanent Negative Stability

Reception
September 1st 2011 / 5-8pm

private showings
September 2nd 2011 – September 4th 2011
(please book a showing here)

Gallery
Viva Design Studio
123 E Carrillo Street Santa Barbara CA
93101

Thank you everybody for a wonderful opening on August 4th! The show will be up until September 30th, if you are in town, please swing by… Here are a few photos of the exhibition.

I also wanted to send out a special thanks to Jesse Groves who curated this show and was heavily involved in the process of creating this exhibition.

I want to further thank Dr. Peter Jungblut, Elisabeth Drese-Jungblut, Rebecca Farmer, David Obst, Jane Gottlieb, Loredana Gaudioso, Marcus Elliott M.D., Alessandro Gentile, James Dewhirst, TC Reiner, Don Riddle, Christine Jackson, Kimberlie Bloodworth, Terrance L. Reimer and ROMAN for their support, input and criticism.

Artist Statement

the exhibition space

art fans

Carrara Marble

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Santa Barbara Magazine summer 2011 arts scene

Santa Barbara Magazine summer 2011 arts scene

The current (summer 2011) issue of Santa Barbara Magazine has an article about my installation pieces in it.

Utah Sunrise

Balanced Utah Sunrise stone sculpture. Part of the permanent Negative Stability Series.

Utah Sunrise on granite base
68cm x 38cm x 36cm

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.

Crash Porsche

The Crash Porsche. A 1973 Porsche 911S Targa. This car will be cut in half across it’s width behind the seats and then the two pieces will be balanced on top of each other like my stones.

out of place

Installation on Steel Pass in Death Valley National Park, CA.

driftwood horse installation

Horse sculpture installation on the beach of the Hollister Ranch in Central California.