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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Jul 28, 2016 11:49:09 GMT 1, Hello!
Just introducing myself and what I do.
Studied mid 90's, kicked out of the RCA for poor attendance and general subversion, became a nurse...
I continued to paint but got properly back into it four years ago, thanks to the power of social media (and to an extent my own skill I like to believe) work started selling and exhibitions arose. I've just show at Moosey Galleries 'Art In My Mouth 3' in Norwich, earlier in the year had a solo show in Croydon and a wall next to Rise gallery, end of August I'm off to Germany for my second show there - this time at the wonderful Oberfett gallery in Hamburg.
I mainly paint, adapting vintage paintings (as many do) has been a big seller, I also do photomontage, dioramas, whatever takes my fancy!
Always churning out stuff (see www.jamesoliverart.net or James Oliver Art on Facebook), here be some examples - Enjoy, feedback welcomed and chat soon.
Thankingyou.
Adapted painting - Multicolor1
Adapted print - Xoniuqe (shown at Art In My Mouth 3)
Adapted portraits...
Adapted pieces on show - Rainbow Entity Project 1.
Show in Teddington last year.
Acrylic painting - Earthbase 4000.
Recent collages...
Section from recent Croydon show...
'Big Red' In Ulm, Germany.
That'll do for now x
Hello! Just introducing myself and what I do. Studied mid 90's, kicked out of the RCA for poor attendance and general subversion, became a nurse... I continued to paint but got properly back into it four years ago, thanks to the power of social media (and to an extent my own skill I like to believe) work started selling and exhibitions arose. I've just show at Moosey Galleries 'Art In My Mouth 3' in Norwich, earlier in the year had a solo show in Croydon and a wall next to Rise gallery, end of August I'm off to Germany for my second show there - this time at the wonderful Oberfett gallery in Hamburg. I mainly paint, adapting vintage paintings (as many do) has been a big seller, I also do photomontage, dioramas, whatever takes my fancy! Always churning out stuff (see www.jamesoliverart.net or James Oliver Art on Facebook), here be some examples - Enjoy, feedback welcomed and chat soon. Thankingyou. Adapted painting - Multicolor1 Adapted print - Xoniuqe (shown at Art In My Mouth 3) Adapted portraits... Adapted pieces on show - Rainbow Entity Project 1. Show in Teddington last year. Acrylic painting - Earthbase 4000. Recent collages... Section from recent Croydon show... 'Big Red' In Ulm, Germany. That'll do for now x |
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JamesOliverArt, by RoboJ on Jul 28, 2016 14:43:03 GMT 1, Great work there. Nice and different. What inspired your style?
Great work there. Nice and different. What inspired your style?
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JamesOliverArt, by Martin DK on Jul 28, 2016 16:56:40 GMT 1, Some good stuff there, keep going 👍😊
Some good stuff there, keep going 👍😊
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Jul 28, 2016 17:42:12 GMT 1, Great work there. Nice and different. What inspired your style?
As one who doesn't have any great/invested interest in art in general (I'm admittedly bit of a Raushenburg fan) I guess inspiration stems mostly from stuff like lego, vector graphics and particular film scenes (especially Kubricks work).
The styles I have have slowly developed since childhood and I feel are best suited to the ideas I am trying to put across - I aim to produce epicness in the simplest way possible, large abstract figures in simple landscapes, old testament style happenings (creation and destruction), themes that make one go 'oooohhh'.
If i was a musician I'd be writing 'Tubular bell's type pieces...
Does that make sense?
Great work there. Nice and different. What inspired your style? As one who doesn't have any great/invested interest in art in general (I'm admittedly bit of a Raushenburg fan) I guess inspiration stems mostly from stuff like lego, vector graphics and particular film scenes (especially Kubricks work). The styles I have have slowly developed since childhood and I feel are best suited to the ideas I am trying to put across - I aim to produce epicness in the simplest way possible, large abstract figures in simple landscapes, old testament style happenings (creation and destruction), themes that make one go 'oooohhh'. If i was a musician I'd be writing 'Tubular bell's type pieces... Does that make sense? |
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Jul 30, 2016 13:54:08 GMT 1, Coming soon, next show in later stages of completion...
Coming soon, next show in later stages of completion... |
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JamesOliverArt, by tartarus on Jul 30, 2016 14:47:14 GMT 1, the Earthbase 4000 piece is really nice. Like that a lot.
the Earthbase 4000 piece is really nice. Like that a lot.
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Jul 30, 2016 21:08:32 GMT 1, the Earthbase 4000 piece is really nice. Like that a lot.
A few more examples, all found their way to new homes...
Epic#2
Castlemountain
A.D
the Earthbase 4000 piece is really nice. Like that a lot. Thanks Tatarus. The just painted ones/epic themes are my favourites - lots of effort and tonnes of masking tape utilised! A few more examples, all found their way to new homes... Epic#2 Castlemountain A.D |
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JamesOliverArt, by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 22:30:03 GMT 1, I like your style. Everything looks great from the paintings to the collages.
I like your style. Everything looks great from the paintings to the collages.
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Aug 2, 2016 2:08:17 GMT 1, Late night idea realised in the form of a Microsoft Paint mock-up - I have four blank canvases waiting to be utilised -
'PinkCircleQuartet', a piece about the various stages of life and death (or something like that!)...
Late night idea realised in the form of a Microsoft Paint mock-up - I have four blank canvases waiting to be utilised - 'PinkCircleQuartet', a piece about the various stages of life and death (or something like that!)... |
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JamesOliverArt, by Deleted on Aug 2, 2016 8:29:26 GMT 1, Here's a geek question I'm sure everyone is wanting to know the answer to. How do you get such clean straight lines? What tape/paint are you using?
Here's a geek question I'm sure everyone is wanting to know the answer to. How do you get such clean straight lines? What tape/paint are you using?
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Aug 2, 2016 9:37:46 GMT 1, Here's a geek question I'm sure everyone is wanting to know the answer to. How do you get such clean straight lines? What tape/paint are you using?
Hi Stender
Mostly using common masking tape though advancing to painters masking tape (don't get much for your money, they sell it in Whsmiths) I usually stick paper underneath the tape so only a couple of mms sticks to the paintings in order to avoid lift, especially if I'm putting acrylics on old oil paintings. Use standard acrylic paints, mostly pebeo or daler rowney, got some paintings that are 20 years old and still look fresh! With bigger paintings I just bulk out paints with Pva.
Once done, edges if needed are tidied up with a scalpel, sometimes I outline with sharpie pens...
Here's a geek question I'm sure everyone is wanting to know the answer to. How do you get such clean straight lines? What tape/paint are you using? Hi Stender Mostly using common masking tape though advancing to painters masking tape (don't get much for your money, they sell it in Whsmiths) I usually stick paper underneath the tape so only a couple of mms sticks to the paintings in order to avoid lift, especially if I'm putting acrylics on old oil paintings. Use standard acrylic paints, mostly pebeo or daler rowney, got some paintings that are 20 years old and still look fresh! With bigger paintings I just bulk out paints with Pva. Once done, edges if needed are tidied up with a scalpel, sometimes I outline with sharpie pens... |
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Aug 5, 2016 20:05:26 GMT 1, New piece to be unveiled at Hamburg solo show end of August - Epic#4, 135x120cms, acrylic and mixed media on board. Difficult to know where to stop with this one, happy with final result though.
New piece to be unveiled at Hamburg solo show end of August - Epic#4, 135x120cms, acrylic and mixed media on board. Difficult to know where to stop with this one, happy with final result though. |
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JamesOliverArt, by Loobaz on Aug 5, 2016 20:53:32 GMT 1, Really like that one. Loads of great stuff in this thread.
Really like that one. Loads of great stuff in this thread.
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Aug 11, 2016 21:00:35 GMT 1, 'BigE' prints up for a little preview/open house night at Oberfett...
'BigE' prints up for a little preview/open house night at Oberfett... |
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Aug 28, 2016 11:02:10 GMT 1, Exhibition opened last night - these are pics from before the hoards arrived. Sold over half the show...
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Aug 28, 2016 11:08:23 GMT 1, The show in in Hamburg at a gallery called Oberfett just off the red light district. I'm based just south of Croydon, London
The show in in Hamburg at a gallery called Oberfett just off the red light district. I'm based just south of Croydon, London
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Aug 28, 2016 11:10:23 GMT 1, 
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Sept 1, 2016 21:28:42 GMT 1, I've done some counting. I thought I'd done about 60-70 of these 'Entity/adapted painting' pieces over the last three and a half years, I've actually done 91!
I only have a couple left in the house which means (apart from a couple which have for whatever reason been destroyed) all the rest are settled in new homes and galleries across the world.
I'm going to stop at 100.
This is #92/100 and it's big (61x78cms) - It is acrylic, sharpie pen and mixed media on a vintage (1980) framed oil painting.
It will be the last time the 'Dark Entity aka Grim' appears on its own in a piece - I'm calling this one 'The Last Hunt'.
It is available for sale.
I've done some counting. I thought I'd done about 60-70 of these 'Entity/adapted painting' pieces over the last three and a half years, I've actually done 91! I only have a couple left in the house which means (apart from a couple which have for whatever reason been destroyed) all the rest are settled in new homes and galleries across the world. I'm going to stop at 100. This is #92/100 and it's big (61x78cms) - It is acrylic, sharpie pen and mixed media on a vintage (1980) framed oil painting. It will be the last time the 'Dark Entity aka Grim' appears on its own in a piece - I'm calling this one 'The Last Hunt'. It is available for sale. |
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JamesOliverArt, by bentheartfan on Sept 2, 2016 15:57:37 GMT 1, and #93/100 is done - 'Reunited Kingdom' 102x73cms, acrylic on vintage oil (canvas). 
and #93/100 is done - 'Reunited Kingdom' 102x73cms, acrylic on vintage oil (canvas). Lovely |
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JamesOliverArt, by mike3489 on Sept 3, 2016 5:07:20 GMT 1, Hi James, will these latest pieces be put up on your site, or how would we purchase?
What will you move on to after #100?
Hi James, will these latest pieces be put up on your site, or how would we purchase?
What will you move on to after #100?
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Sept 12, 2016 17:03:25 GMT 1, Hi James, will these latest pieces be put up on your site, or how would we purchase? What will you move on to after #100?
Sorry Mike, I missed this post! Works are up for sale on www.jamesoliverart.net/works-for-sale.html
I'm always doing other (non Entity) pieces so no problem moving on, as mentioned before, I want to keep these pieces fresh and collectable, don't want to milk them dry!
Saying that, I'm in negotiations with a German artist and gallery that want to turn the figures into large scale sculptural pieces so I may (for a small fee or future %) hand over control of them to someone else who can do stuff with them I can't...
Hi James, will these latest pieces be put up on your site, or how would we purchase? What will you move on to after #100? Sorry Mike, I missed this post! Works are up for sale on www.jamesoliverart.net/works-for-sale.html I'm always doing other (non Entity) pieces so no problem moving on, as mentioned before, I want to keep these pieces fresh and collectable, don't want to milk them dry! Saying that, I'm in negotiations with a German artist and gallery that want to turn the figures into large scale sculptural pieces so I may (for a small fee or future %) hand over control of them to someone else who can do stuff with them I can't... |
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Sept 12, 2016 17:05:11 GMT 1, The exhibition has finished, works all packed up and ready for collection/delivery.
All but three small pieces sold, I'm happy and less poor.
Thankingyou Hamburg, bring on show #4.
The exhibition has finished, works all packed up and ready for collection/delivery. All but three small pieces sold, I'm happy and less poor. Thankingyou Hamburg, bring on show #4. |
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JamesOliverArt, by mike3489 on Sept 15, 2016 5:17:03 GMT 1, Congrats James, looking forward to seeing your future work and (maybe) some sculptures.
Congrats James, looking forward to seeing your future work and (maybe) some sculptures.
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Sept 16, 2016 7:47:34 GMT 1, NEW!!! 'Epic#5' - 130x70cms, acrylic on vintage framed oil painting (on canvas). Sold.
NEW!!! 'Epic#5' - 130x70cms, acrylic on vintage framed oil painting (on canvas). Sold. |
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Sept 22, 2016 23:26:16 GMT 1, MobileGunHeadUnits 1,2&3 - collage on 130 year old lithographs. Set available for sale...
  
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Sept 29, 2016 18:31:54 GMT 1, NEW!!! Robot#1 - 54x44cms (in frame). Collage and pen on antique print. £150.
NEW!!! Robot#1 - 54x44cms (in frame). Collage and pen on antique print. £150. |
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JamesOliverArt, by James Oliver Art on Oct 21, 2016 14:47:15 GMT 1, Five new adapted pieces released today...
Five new adapted pieces released today... |
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