James Jean More Art
Taiwanese, American, b. 1979
James Jean is a Taiwanese-American visual artist, known for both his commercial work and fine art gallery work. He is known in the American comics industry as a cover artist for various books published by DC Comics, as well as for his work for Prada, ESPN and Atlantic Records. His work, which has been collected in numerous volumes, has been compared by The New York Times to that of Maxfield Parrish.
Jean was born in Taiwan and was raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, from which he graduated in 2001.
In 2001, Jean became a cover artist for DC Comics, garnering seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York. He also worked in advertising, and has contributed to many national and international publications.
His clients included Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, ESPN, Atlantic Records, Target, Playboy, Knopf, Prada among others. He illustrated covers for the comic book series Fables and The Umbrella Academy, for which he has won six Eisner Awards for "Best Cover Artist". In 2006 he won Best Artist from the World Fantasy Awards.
In 2008, Jean retired from illustration and commercial projects in order to focus on painting.
In 2007, Jean created a mural for the Prada Epicenter stores in New York and Los Angeles. He also created a backdrop for Prada's Spring/Summer 2008 show in Milan.
Aspects of the Epicenter mural and the Milan wallpaper were transformed into clothing, handbags, shoes, and packaging. Prada undertook a global campaign that featured Jean's work in advertising environments, animation, and special events.
In 2008, Jean again collaborated with Prada, developing an animated short based on the wallpapers, clothing, and accessories produced in 2007. He wrote, storyboarded, and did the visual development for the animation, which would be eventually titled Trembled Blossoms, taken from the poem Ode to Psyche by John Keats.
In 2010, Jean was commissioned by fashion designer Phillip Lim to paint a series of portraits featuring Los Angeles-based actors, musicians, and tastemakers, including Rachel Bilson, Selma Blair, and Devendra Banhart.
Dana Jennings of The New York Times says of Jean's work: "And, as with his Fables work, the paintings and illustrations are often suffused with a dreamy romanticism and lyricism worthy of Maxfield Parrish, even as Mr. Jean subverts those and other isms."to
1
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
36
336
231
207
118
2
Artist: James Jean
Everything Everywhere All At Once Signed and Numbered Alternate Poster
By James Jean
Located in Draper, UT
Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24 Variant) Poster by James Jean
Edition size of 1000
Poster size of 24" x 34.75"
Lithograph sign...
Category
2010s Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Archival Paper
James Jean - Forager III - Contemporary Art Embossed Paper
By James Jean
Located in Draper, UT
The Forager convenes with the council of miniature sprites in a sylvan glen, the figures delicately illuminated with holographic foil and dimensional details. This elaborate print fe...
Category
2010s Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Giclée
Related Items
Flora Italiana (Waratah Red) - large format botanical still life photograph
By Linda Rosewall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,800
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
Flora Italiana (Anenome Viola) - large format botanical still life photograph
By Linda Rosewall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph of purple anemone from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works explor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,800
H 40 in W 32 in D 0.03 in
Flora Italiana (Papavero Arancio Piene) - large botanical still life photograph
By Linda Rosewall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's botany study series "Flora Italiana", an intensively beautiful body of works exploring the botanical splendor of the natural world and vibrant color palette of Italian origin flowers with highly detailed captures.
Flora Italiana ( Papavero Arancio Piene )
bright orange poppy flower petals
40 x 30 inches (102 x 76cm)
signed edition of 25
64 x 48 inches (162 x 122cm)
signed edition of 7
archival fine art pigment print
signed & numbered by artist on label
custom/larger sizes are available on request
___________________
About the artist
Linda Rosewall’s artistic path was cemented during her childhood. She was inspired by her farther, an accomplished musician and composer who raised his six children as a performing family act.
The experience of traveling the United States and Canada in a small airplane piloted by her father provided the opportunity for Linda to capture these moments on her small Kodak Instamatic Camera.
At the age of 18, she enrolled at Columbia College of Fine Arts Chicago. During her studies, Linda apprenticed under photographer Norman Bilisko and later worked with Dennis Manarchy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Star Wars R2-D2 - large format photograph of the original iconic droid robot
By Tom Schierlitz
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale still life photograph of the original iconic droid robot from the classic Star Wars movies
Star Wars (R2-D2) by Tom Schierlitz
60 x 48 inches (152 x 122cm)
signed edition of 7
40 x 32 inches (102 x 81cm)
signed edition of 25
archival quality fine art pigment print
limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$4,400
H 60 in W 48 in D 0.03 in
Flora Italiana (Papavero Bianco) - large format botanical still life photograph
By Linda Rosewall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical splendor of Italian flowers with highly detailed captures
Flora Italiana ( Papavero Bianco )
delicate white poppy flower petals
40 x 30 inches (102 x 76cm)
signed edition of 25
64 x 48 inches (162 x 122cm)
signed edition of 7
archival fine art pigment print
signed & numbered by artist on label
custom/larger sizes are available on request
___________________
About the artist
Linda Rosewall’s artistic path was cemented during her childhood. She was inspired by her farther, an accomplished musician and composer who raised his six children as a performing family act.
The experience of traveling the United States and Canada in a small airplane piloted by her father provided the opportunity for Linda to capture these moments on her small Kodak Instamatic Camera.
At the age of 18, she enrolled at Columbia College of Fine Arts Chicago. During her studies, Linda apprenticed under photographer Norman Bilisko and later worked with Dennis Manarchy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,800
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
Misty Poppies (20 x 14 inch cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
These are the silhouettes of the native Californian Matilija Poppy also known as giant tree poppies and Coulter's Poppy. They grow over 4 feet tall and appear each year in summer. Al...
Category
2010s Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
Moonlight Magnolia (30 x 22.5 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a hand-printed photograph using the 170-year-old cyanotype process. This is a negative (reversal of the dark and light tones) of the original photograph of a branch of a magn...
Category
2010s Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
Flora Italiana (Anenome Viola) - large format botanical still life photograph
By Linda Rosewall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph of purple anemone from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical splendor of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
H 40 in W 32 in D 0.03 in
Midnight Magnolia Triptych (Three 24 x 18 inch cyanotypes)
Located in Oakland, CA
These are three separate 24 x 18-inch hand-printed photographs using the 170-year-old cyanotype process.
Unframed, side by side, they span 24 x 54 inches”.
Once matted and framed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
"Tamayo book" - Rufino Tamayo's book displaying his artworks.
Located in Miami, FL
Famous Mexican Artist, Rufino Tamayo personally supervised the printing of this book with 13 folders that include most of his work, clasified by color. Edition of 1000.
Category
20th Century Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,200
H 16 in W 12 in D 2.5 in
A Bigger Book, Art Edition D, ‘Untitled, 516’
By David Hockney
Located in Bristol, GB
iPad drawing 8 colour inkjet print on cotton-fibre archival paper
Edition 229 of 250
56 x 43.2 cm (22.1 x 17 in)
Frame 63.4 x 50.9 x 3 cm, 25 x 20 x 1.2 in
Signed, numbered and dated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
The Dressing Room 3 - 18x22cm, Art Print W/ Hand Painted Elements, Black, White
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
A timeless palette of neutrals. This art print has hand painted brush and pencil strokes added to give it a unique quality. A fusion of digital and hand painted elements add distinc...
Category
2010s Contemporary James Jean More Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Giclée
$125
H 8.67 in W 7.09 in D 0.04 in
James Jean more art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic James Jean more art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by James Jean in archival paper, digital print, giclée print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large James Jean more art, so small editions measuring 19 inches across are available. James Jean more art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,000 and tops out at $1,150, while the average work can sell for $1,075.
Questions About James Jean More Art
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024No, James Jean is not a Surrealist artist. Technically, the term Surrealism refers to an art movement that lasted from the early 1920s through the 1960s. As Jean is a contemporary artist, he would not truly be a Surrealist. However, his pieces do have a dream-like quality reminiscent of Surrealist paintings and illustrations. On 1stDibs, shop a range of James Jean art.