Jeffrey Spring
American, b. 1952 Schenectady, NY, based in Alstead, NH
About Jeffrey Spring
Paddleboard Paradise
2019
Digital print with clear-coat mounted on medium density fiber board, in a two-level float, set into open shadow box.
12.5 x 8 x 1.5 in
Sold
The Commuter
2019
Digital print with clear-coat mounted on medium density fiber board, in a two-level float, set into open shadow box.
8 x 12.5 x 1.5 in
$100
Sky Builders
2019
Digital print with clear-coat mounted on medium density fiber board, with kinetic pieces in a two-level float, set into open shadow box.
9 x 7 x 3 in
Sold
The Hollow
2018
Clear-coated, digital print on medium density fiber board, set in cedar on MDF and acrylic back
24 x 10 x 4.5 in
$250
Faith
2018
Clear-coated, digital print on medium density fiber board, mounted in a two-level float, set into an open shadow box
21 x 8.5 x 2 in
$150
Almost March
2018
Clear-coated, digital print on medium density fiber board
10 x 15.5 x 1 in
$160
Jeffrey Spring
Family Business
2017
Inkjet print mounted on MDF board with clear coat finish
8 x 17 in
Sold
Jeffrey Spring
Transitions
2017
Inkjet print mounted on MDF with clear coat finish
9 x 19 x 2 in
Sold
Jeffrey Spring
Green Mountain Railroad
2017
Inkjet print mounted on MDF with clear coat finish
6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in
$100
Jeffrey Spring
Undaunted
2018
Inkjet print mounted on MDF board, cherry wood, iron trap
15 x 23 x 4.5 in
Sold
Jeffrey Spring
Three Steps
2018
Inkjet print mounted on MDF board with clear coat finish
14.85 x 7 x 1.25 in
$180
Jeffrey Spring
Strength in Unity
2018
Inkjet print mounted on MDF board with clear coat finish
19 x 11 x 1.25 in
$250
Jeffrey Spring
Waiting
2018
Inkjet print mounted on MDF board with clear coat finish
12 x 18 x .5 in
$160
Artist’s Statement
“As I look at the world around me, it becomes obvious that everything can be easily categorized into five basic photographic groups: Pretty. Rough. Funny. Scary. Generally cool stuff.
I strive to offer no philosophical or cosmic point of view. Only a moment in time. Some images have positive, universal appeal. Others can crawl through your deepest emotional corridors.
While I do like photography, I’ve always been a bit disappointed in the fact that it’s only two dimensional. This is why I don’t just mount my work, I build it.
I use Medium Density Fiberboard for affixing the photos to various exotic materials including wood panels of Teak, Cherry and Walnut or metal or plastic. Whatever medium best suits the subject.
Then, the pieces are painted, oiled or varnished and hardware installed. All the photos are clear-coated with fixative to preserve and protect them from, less than ideal, environments.
Whether one layer or five, my work is singular. Each piece is individually hand-made. No two are, or ever will be, exactly alike. (I get bored easily and don’t want to do the same thing over and over again.)
So, take a look and see what stirs you and realize that this piece is unique. Just like you.”
Enjoy,
-Jeffrey Spring
Biography
Jeffrey Spring is a photographer informed by his professions of set design and creations for the likes of Universal Studios and Broadway Productions, and from the fine craft of wooden boat and tall ship engineering and building. Spring’s work is not simply mounted as a photograph, it is built. The artist uses materials such as medium density fiber board, wood panels of teak, cherry and walnut, metal, plastic, paint, oil, varnish, and clear-coat fixative to create presentations unique to each photograph. Spring in fact brings the use of his materials further than simply presentation, and makes them an integral part of the tactile presence of his images.
Spring’s experience with photography has spanned the breath of technological changes in the field, from film spools and fixative to his current use of digital tools and modern printing and materials. His photographs find a visual continuity, proportion and balance through his process of deconstructing a subject’s color and texture, and then re-building it as only a photographer who thinks three dimensionally could.
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