Haha that is priceless. JJ vs UAA

I guess if there is a button to click to make witty art he still needs to get the plugin.

The tattoo stuff was cool. This is just a lazy attempt at cashing in on the SW franchise.

I do not agree at all with the 5 minute photoshop comments.
the concept through to finished product is weeks. then it needs printing and posting out.
With these they also get framed for £495

Hi JJ by the way

Sorry but I actually like those.
I would have any of those up on my wall. 
Might not be what people want to hear, but its just my opinion

[#]JJAdams

I don't think there's any hype here. Just people saying they like his work. People constructively critising it. And people agressively slating it.

There's s lot more haters than lovers. This is suppose to be a friendly forum. This thread has turned into personal attacks

People need to realise others have different tastes.
He covers that point well about urban art collectors slating his work, i agree with him in a way.
I do not like all of his work, but it is a different field.

You don't like it because you are used to collecting stencils and different street art.

I do not really like monet or picasso even though it is popular - but it does not mean i need to keep slating it.

I have been accused of being Eye Kandi art for my enjoyment and appreciation of JJ's work on this very thread. It's a little mad the reaction his work has caused on here with the haters so passionately hating and making it really personal to those who like his work. I don't think anybody is hyping the work here - just sharing an opinion of liking it. Invader is way more 'hyped' on here by the same definition and look at the detail in a lot of his work. This statement is not to say I hate his work, just i don't think I would buy it and I don't understand how it has become so valuable. But by the same virtue I would not buy a lot of JJ's work because I simply do not like those pieces.

I have met JJ on a couple of occasions at the launches and he is a pretty chilled out character with a decent sense of humor and quite unaffected (as someone else on here has described him before) by the whole thing. He appears to enjoy what he does and is always happy to talk through his work. I understand why he has tweeted what he has - not sure in the same position I would do the same but fair play to him.



There is nothing wrong with his work being "commercial" nobody is forcing it upon anybody and if what appears to be a growing number of people are buying and enjoying his work who are we to judge? The first piece I purchased was one myself and my girlfriend (at the time - now wife) walked passed a gallery and both instantly adored in the window what turned out to be his "Wizard of Oz" piece. We had not heard of the artist had no idea about any "value" it may have had at this point. A couple of weeks later we got engaged and were asked by family what we wanted as an engagement present and it popped into our heads the picture we had seen in the gallery window so we called the gallery and purchased it. Then when picking the piece up I saw his R2D2 picture and the starwars nerd in me just had to have it - I had no idea how much it would appreciate in value and was not purchased for that reason.



So really, it is no different to hearing a piece of "commercial" music on the radio/on TV/in a shop and buying the album?



Do I like all of the Albums by Red Hot Chilli Peppers? did I buy the most recent release by RHCP? No... but doesn't mean that if I like them I am hyping them or own a gallery/am part of the record company.

sorry can we not have this copyright conversation again.
its been done enough on here

And the printer. some of those paper jams can be a nightmare.

JJ Adams work is way better than the latest prints Dolks going to release.

Not exactly apples and apples there? I quite like my mate's Audrey Hepburn black and white thingy but then I like Audrey Hepburn, so I would. The rest of it's a bit contrived and twee, not necessarily Athena but not a million miles away either.

The fact that the bloke himself is a decent bloke is somewhat irrelevant, as if being a total wanker excludes you from being good at anything (except not being a total wanker).

And FR is the sheriff around these parts now, so be careful not to argue with him as that would make you a very, very naughty boy and you will get told off....

But that is only one part of his art, its easy to criticise one aspect but they guy does much more than "photo shopped tattooed celebs" your opinion won't change but at least be informed with your overall critique IH his work.

A better analogy would be Coldplay, who seem a corporate mish mash of what's popular, have risen high in the music world, and have largely created a body of work that sucks yet is quite popular.