Artwork information

Category

Print

Technique

Print on metallic coated canvas

Date

2020

Dimensions

35.6 cm x 28 cm

Signature

Signed on the back

Proof(s) of authenticity

Work sold with a certificate of authenticity.

State of conservation

Very good

Framing

No

Location

Rhône-Alpes, France

Description

A total of ten intricate foil colors create an incredible iridescent effect on the birds, which are presented in shallow relief. Lory depicts a pair of lorikeets stealing the words emerging from Alice’s mouth. Her story is picked apart and macerated. As a house of cards collapses around her, she spills the tea, and madness is pronounced.

Size: 14" x 11"
Printed on metallic coated canvas
Archivally mounted to 3/8" Baltic birch plywood
Ten intricately layered foil color enhancements
Detailed dimensional effect applied to the birds
Signed by James Jean, and numbered
Signature plate inlaid into the back
Routed keyhole for immediate hanging
Release date: April 2, 2020⁣
Edition size: 603
Number: 40/603

Provenance

Artist's Studio

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The artist

Painter
Drawer

James Jean

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Born in 1959
United States

Bio

James Jean was born in Taiwan in 1979 and lives and works in the United States. James Jean grew up in New Jersey and studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York. After graduating from the school in 2001, he started working on covers for DC Comics. He has won several Eisner awards and Harvey awards. He is very well known in this field.

For his creations, he is particularly inspired by Art Nouveau, we find influences of artists like William Morris, Paul Ranson or Alphonse Mucha. James Jean is also impregnated with the artistic work of the Japanese artist Hokusai.

An enigmatic artist, James Jean is a trained draughtsman who has created a huge community on social networks thanks to his unique and meticulous style.

In 2008, he made the choice to turn away from the world of commercial illustration to go towards art which does not prevent him from collaborating with brands like Prada, Target, Knopf, Spin...

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