James Jean

Meadowlark Exhibition

Exhibition video

Eternal Spiral: Shanghai

Exhibition video

Sketchbook Session

Walkthrough of James' sketch books

Descendent

First seen tumbling through flowers and clouds in an epic 2019 painting, the Descendent has become a prominent motif in James Jean’s explorations of time, space and fantasy. Falling forever, yet somehow serene, the figure represents ‘caught in between' feelings of all kinds – up and down, east and west, dream and reality.

Descendent - Lucid Dreamer - 33cm

Edition of 537

Frosted resin sculpture

Descendent - Verdigris - 33cm

Edition of 50

Bronze sculpture with a verdigris finish

Descendent - Marble - 74cm

Edition of 10

Marble sculpture

Descendent - Osiris - 61cm

Edition of 20

Bronze sculpture with black finish

Descendent - Mirror polished steel - 300cm

Eternal Spiral, 2022

Large scale sculpture

Woodcutter

Woodcutter evolved from references to 18th century engraving and Ninomiya Sontoku – a prominent Japanese figure of self education and diligence. His gathered firewood reveals glistening faces representing Kami – omnipresent spirits originating from the Shinto religion who traditionally assist hunter-gatherer groups.

Woodcutter - Black/Bronze - 27cm

Edition of 50

Bronze sculpture with black and bronze finish

Woodcutter - Aurum - 27cm

Edition of 35

Bronze with a gold finish

Woodcutter - Black/Gold - 60cm

Edition of 20

Bronze sculpture with a black and gold finish

Woodcutter - Wood - 60cm

Edition of 15

Ash, black walnut, beech and rosewood

Woodcutter - Marble/Rhodium - 65cm

Edition of 8

Marble with Rhodium plates

Woodcutter - Marble/Gold - 65cm

Edition of 8

Marble with gold plates

Woodcutter - Lacquered steel - 200cm

Eternal Spiral, 2022

Large scale sculpture

Slingshot

Inspired by both the surrealist film, Un Chien Andalou (1929), and references the story of David and Goliath. In a quietly grotesque reading of Hammurabi’s law of reciprocity, the sculpture’s subject removes his eye and takes aim at an unidentified target.

Slingshot - Black - 27cm

Edition of 25

Bronze sculpture in black

Slingshot - Saxum - 17cm

Edition of 50

Bronze sculpture with a flecked patina finish

Slingshot - Aurum - 17cm

Edition of 50

Bronze sculpture with a painted gold finish

Slingshot - Bronze - 35cm

Edition of 20

Bronze sculpture

Slingshot - Marble - 40cm

Edition of 10

Marble sculpture with gold elements

Slingshot - Mirror-polished steel - 300cm

Eternal Spiral, 2022

Large scale sculpture

Slingshot Requiem - Relief

Edition of 54

Carved relief sculpture made from steel

Slingshot Requiem - Print

Edition of 100

Hand-made print with emboss

Maze

Based on an original painting from 2008, Maze centres on a moment of quiet reflection. Jean took inspiration from Edgar Degas' paintings and sculptures of ballet dancers. James adds his own narrative layer as the character is translated to print and sculpture.

Maze - Lucid

Edition of 376

€1,000

Maze - Aurum - 30cm

Edition of 50

Bronze sculpture with gold finish

Maze - Saxum - 30cm

Edition of 25

Bronze with flecked patina finish

Maze - Saxum - 63cm

Edition of 20

Bronze with flecked patina finish

Maze - Aurum - 63cm

Edition of 10

Bronze sculpture with gold finish

Maze - Marble/Rhodium - 73cm

Edition of 8

Marble sculpture with rhodium maze

Maze - Marble/Gold - 73cm

Edition of 8

Marble sculpture with gold maze

Maze - Lacquered steel - 300cm

Eternal Spiral, 2022

Large scale sculpture

Maze - print

Edition of 100

Archival pigment print

Bath

Languishing in the basin of a boy’s open head, a young girl emerges from the vessel of his mind. She is an embodiment of memory, symbiosis and connection. “The injury is highlighted as a part of one's history, a trauma and scar that is turned into something beautiful - a feature, rather than a defect.”

Bath - Saxum - 30cm

Edition of 35

Bronze with a mottled patina finish

Bath - Marble - 65cm

Edition of 8

Marble sculpture with gold paint

Bath - Stainless steel - 300cm

Eternal Spiral, 2022

Large scale sculpture