James Sutton (born 1986 in

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), known as Jam Sutton, is an

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visual artist.

Career

Sutton's clients include

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, Space Cowboy,

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, Pharrell Williams's band

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and labels

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(Interscope/Universal),

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. Jam's work has been published and displayed throughout the world in exhibitions, magazines, album artwork, television broadcasts and blogs (Hypebeast / Kanye West / Flylyf / Grafik Mag). He has also taken part in shows in the UK, Italy and Spain.

This Is Not Clothing

Jam Sutton is the founder and main designer for a line of clothing ranging from surrealism to pop art. ''WUW'' magazine said: "James has worked on a streetwear clothing line which is already creating a buzz behind the scenes".

Awards

*He earned two commendations at the

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(Design & Art Direction) Student awards held in London in 2007 *In 2007, he was a finalist in the category of "Live Motion" at the

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Design Achievement Awards held in San Francisco. *Awarded an honorary membership to the

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, following recognition at the ISTD Awards 2007.

Exhibitions

Solo

* Coventry - Photo Show - Venice Fashion Photography (May 2007) * ''Apo + Theo + Osis'' - Photo Show - Taller de Marcs - Barcelona, Spain (September 2012) * ''Looking back, seeing forward.'' - Artwork Show - Glassworks - Amsterdam, Netherlands (July 2015)

Design

*2008:

- "New Day" (graphical post production) (

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) *2011:

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- ''

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'' - Album cover and artwork

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*2011:

- ''

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, Interscope Records)

Music videos

*2007:

- "Flathead" (

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) *2007: Space Cowboy - ''My Egyptian Lover'' (feat. Nadia Oh)(Tiger Trax) *2007: Space Cowboy - "Running Away" (Tiger Trax) *2007: Nadia Oh - "Something 4 the Weekend"" (Tiger Trax) *2008: Nadia Oh - "N.A.D.I.A O.H" (Tiger Trax) *2008: Nadia Oh - "Got Your Number" (Tiger Trax) *2008: Natalia Cappuccini - "Real Woman" (

) *2009:

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ft. Zuper Blahq - "I'm In The House" (

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) *2009:

- "Bringing It Back" ( Odd One Out Music) *2010:

- "Love, Kills xx" Episodes 1, 2 + 3 (Season 2) (

) *2011: Zuper Blahq AKA

- "Dance" (

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) *2012:

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- "Cudi The Kid" (

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) *2013:

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References

External links

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This Is Not Clothing
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