Bret Price

Price was born in Palo Alto, California. His father, Harrison “Buzz” Price, worked with Walt Disney,^[7] and encouraged him to pursue his passions.^[8][9]

Price attended Pomona College in Claremont, California. He initially pursued pre-med but switched majors after taking a ceramics class and graduated in 1972.^[10][9] He then attended the Otis Art Institute for a year and earned a master of fine arts from the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita in 1975.^[10]

From 1976 to 1987, Price was an assistant professor at Chapman University.^[6]

Price's early works were in ceramics,^[11] but he turned to steel beginning in 1979.^[1] His creations grew in scale over time, eventually reaching up to 35 feet (11 m) in height and weighing 7.5 short tons (6.8 t).^[6] His artistic process consists of heating pieces of steel to high temperatures using propane gas and then bending, twisting, and rolling them using a forklift, giving them a supple and flexible appearance.^[12]

Price's work has been included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,^[1] the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens,^[6] the Laguna Beach Museum of Art, the Long Beach Museum of Art, the Orange County Museum of Art, and the Dayton Art Institute, among others.^[6][13]

Price splits his time between Orange, California, where he works at the studio Logan Creative, and New Bremen, Ohio.^[10][12] He made several sculptures for his backyard in Orange, including an 11-foot-long (3.4 m), 1,500-pound (680 kg) zipper.^[14]

Price is married to Rae Lynn Price (née Olson).^[15][7] He has a daughter, Erin, and a son, Greg, who is a glass artist.^[8][15]