PROCESSION – Another Glimpse @ James Jean’s RIFT

October 22, 2009 in art

James-Jean-procession-half-and-half

[Read Part 1 HERE]

This post is actually the continuance of another one that we recently published.  In the previous post, we addressed a little about the background of artist, James Jean and introduced a new project that he’s been working on, called “RIFT“.  As we explained before, RIFT is a series of 15 postcards that, when combined, create two different landscapes.  The last article featured image of the first of these two landscapes, which is titled “SCULL“.  Now we have received a peak at “PROCESSION“, the second landscape, and I’m sure that you’ll agree that it’s equally as amazing. Read the rest of this entry →

SCULL – An Early Glimpse @ James Jean’s RIFT

October 12, 2009 in art, The Web, With Video

scull sketch & final

[UPDATE: View second landscape in part two HERE]


Taiwanese-American
artist, James Jean is one of the most awe-inspiring illustrators working today.  By the time of his 2001 graduation from New York‘s School of Visual Arts, he had already been recognized with 4 separate prestigious art awards.  Since then, he has collected over a dozen more.  His work is rooted in fantasy and contains the dark, yet whimsical qualities of Victorian Childrens Literature.  His paintings are eerily beautiful as if they were manifested onto poltergeists stretched into canvas.  There is a deeply emotional quality to James Jean‘s art which, somehow, leaves it feeling both nostalgic and fresh.  A universal quality rests in this formula, which has garnered him critical acclaim for his work with clients that range from DC Comics to Prada. Read the rest of this entry →