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"Kong" by James Jessop
Rare opportunity for an Original James Jessop modern Graffiti painting "Kong"
.........James Jessop is a sought after Urban/Graffiti Artist! James's work was bought during BBC 1's show The Apprentice!!!! He was shortlisted for the £25,000 Threadneedle Prize at the Mall Galleries, London in 2010!! Also exhibiting at the Charles Saatchi Gallery, Kings Rd!! James's 2010 solo show, Beauty and the Beast, at High Roller Society in London received positive reviews and included some of his most adventurous works to date, still fusing street art with more traditional mediums. He presently lectures at City and Guilds of London Art School also working extensively with Polo Ralph Lauren Jeans in the past year as part of their Art Stars project.
"Kong" by James Jessop
Graffiti and graffito are from the Italian word graffiato ("scratched"). "Graffiti" is applied in Art History to works of art produced by scratching a design into a surface. A related term is "graffito", or "sgrafitto," which involves scratching through one layer of pigment to reveal another beneath it. This technique was primarily used by potters who would glaze their wares and then scratch a design into it. In ancient times graffiti was carved on walls with a sharp object, although sometimes chalk or coal were used. The word originates from Greek γράφειν — graphein — meaning "to write." Graffiti has existed since ancient times with examples dating back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire!!
Measurements; 32 inches x 71 1/2 inches (82 cms x 182 cms)
Acrylic on Canvas ..............
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James Jessop was born in 1974. He is a British contemporary Artist.
His work draws influence from early New York Subway Art. He mainly works on large scale canvasses with oil paint, mocking Spoof Horror B-Movie posters. He has worked extensively with Jasper Joffe in organizing exhibitions.
While working as a security guard, he exhibited in Charles Saatchi's March 2004 New Blood exhibition.
Jessop was shortlisted for the £25,000 Threadneedle Prize at the Mall Galleries, London in 2010.
His 2010 solo show, Beauty and the Beast, at High Roller Society in London received positive reviews and included some of his most adventurous works to date, still fusing street art with more traditional mediums.
Jessop has worked extensively with Polo Ralph Lauren Jeans in the past year as part of their Art Stars project.
In 2012 he released a run of prints of his famous Subway Fiction series through Scraffer.
In May 2012 Jessop was featured on BBC 1's The Apprentice UK where the team was challenged to sell the work of various Urban ArtistsGUARANTEED TO BE 100% ORIGINAL AND GENUINE WITH C.O.A.
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