JP Long

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2012

JP Long is an American contemporary artist, born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a widely collected sculptor, currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California. He studied jewelry and metal arts at California College of the Arts. For over a decade, he has worked with internationally acclaimed artist, Bella Feldman and currently shares his studio space with her, in Oakland, California.

Long's career launched in the mid-2000s with a series of large glass and steel sculptures, brimming with tensions and unexpected harmonies. Resonant with modernist geometry and a minimalist aesthetic, his artwork probes spectrums of serendipity and structure. Controlled experimentation lends texture to his work, such as the hand-blown glass in his sculptures or unpredictable oxidation and carbon patterns in his canvases. This technique, along with their eye-catching compositions, electrifies the art pieces with a sense of impending animation. In his ongoing investigation of form, mass and movement, Long imaginatively negotiates the physical capacities, as well as the conceptual opportunities, of his diverse materials.