James Jean Figurative Prints

James Jean - Skippers - Contemporary Art The Skippers leap among the cumulus clouds, the air thick with butterflies and drops of nectar. Like a pair of ele...

Adam, drunk from fermented juice, nods off beneath the Tree of Knowledge. No longer under Adam’s surveillance, Eve contemplates a heavy bounty of fruit overhead. She seeks the pure forbidden fruit from the vine, not the rotten, intoxicating remnants that they were given to consume. The many facets of Eve radiate from her body in petals of personae, masking her desire for the truth. The Tree opens its arms in a final embrace as the sun sets on Paradise, and a new world emerges. Eden features multiple dimensional effects throughout the print. The fruit gleams in a polished, high gloss finish. Subtle holographic line work is imprinted throughout the leaves and on Eve's body, catching the light and reflecting an array of colors that echo the color palette. The chop has delicately raised and frost-enhanced areas creating an illusion between the fruit and the hidden faces. James Jean...

"Chelone, the nymph who didn't want to party, was condemned by Zeus to forever carry her home on her back for failing to attend his wedding. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. Transformed into a tortoise and sentenced to a lifetime of home confinement, Chelone has decorated her abode with the most decadent of details. The print is entirely produced on special metallic paper, which retains all the details of the original painting while imparting a luxurious sheen. The tortoise shell, octopus, and Chelone's hair are dimensionally enhanced, and details on the shell and water are silkscreened in diamond dust. A custom embossment of a hermit crab completes the narrative." James Jean...

Each flower in Sun Tarot is precisely silkscreened with spot gloss, and the focus lines from the original painting are rendered in gold foil. A custom-design...

Inspired by the iconic scene between K and a massive representation of Joi in Blade Runner 2049, Highlighting the details is a transparent holographi...

The term Aurelian refers to someone who is interested in butterflies. It also refers to Aurelian, the Roman Emperor from 270 - 275 AD, who ascended to the throne through the military from humble beginnings. Therefore, the use of the term may come from the idea that great things can emerge from lowly or modest sources, like how the butterfly emerges from a chrysalis after beginning life as a caterpillar. The etymology of Aurelian is also related to aureolus, which means golden, or golden in nature. So, the three young girls in Aurelians are surrounded by a yellow summer sky punctuated by golden daytime stars. They chase butterflies as part of a childhood ritual, the summers fleeting and fading away as they transform into adults. In fact, I remember that there used to be many more insects around when I was a child growing up and playing in the woods. Insects would constantly invade the house and backyard, and the spring and summer would bring swarms of fireflies and bees. Now, I don’t see as many bugs around. So it comes as no surprise that a recent report says that 40% of the world’s population of insects are in decline. However, Los Angeles recently experienced an unusually massive butterfly migration due to the heavy rains. Swarms of butterflies flew through Los Angeles and over the freeways as they journeyed up to northern California. This particular species of butterfly is called the Painted Lady, and I thought of the Aurelians, trying to capture the butterflies in the ephemeral moments of their youth. - James Jean...

Erhu is a signed and numbered time-limited edition of giclee prints. The Erhu, or spike fiddle, typically has two strings, but the instrument being played here is missing a tuning sp...