James Jessop (born 1974) is a British

contemporary artist Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...

. He trained at

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(RCA) and

Coventry University , mottoeng = By Art and Industry , established = , type = Public , endowment = £28 million (2015) , budget = £787.5 million , chancellor = Margaret Casely-Hayford , vice_chancellor = John Latham , students = () , undergr ...

. He lectures at

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. His work is influenced by early

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art and

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. He mainly works on large scale canvasses with oil paint, mocking Spoof Horror

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posters.Chris Osburn (23 March 2010
"Review: James Jessop’s Beauty and the Beast at High Roller Society"
''The Londonist''. Retrieved 2014-01-05. His diptych painting, ''Fused Foot Star'', is in the collection of the RCA. While working as a security guard, he exhibited in

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's March 2004 ''New Blood'' exhibition. Jessop was shortlisted for the £25,000

Threadneedle Prize The Columbia Threadneedle Prize (formerly The Threadneedle Prize) is a major art prize, which showcases contemporary figurative art. It was launched by the Mall Galleries in 2008. The prize is open to any artist, eighteen or over, who is living or ...

at the

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, London in 2010. His 2010 solo show, ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'', at High Roller Society in London included some of his largest works to date, designed to make an impact, 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.James Jessop at Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren Art Stars
, 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-04. In May 2012 Jessop was featured on BBC 1's

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where the team was challenged to sell the work of various Urban Artists.The Apprentice Episode Eight Review
, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

References

In 2018 Jessop exhihibited at the Artmossphere Biennale in Moscow. During 2019 he was commissioned to make a new work to go on permanent display in Milton Keynes Central Library where today it is seen by around 20,000 people every month

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jessop, James 21st-century British painters British male painters Living people 1974 births Date of birth missing (living people) 21st-century British male artists