James Jessop

James Jessop began his artistic adventures aged eleven drawing graffiti on the streets. In 1986 he was given a copy of the now famous Subway Art and became enthralled by the graffiti murals painted on the subway trains of New York City. Graffiti is a never ending source of inspiration for Jessop.

His latest paintings are inspired by 60's sex sleaze paper back covers mixed with his own graffiti style lettering and old movies posters such as King Kong'. A strange visually energetic mix.

In 2004 he was part of Charles Saatchi's notorious 'New Blood' exhibition. In 2005 he had a solo show at Rockwell in East London, and also was part of 'The Deviants' at Sartorial Contemporary Art.

Other projects at Sartorial Contemporary Art include: a solo exhibition and 'Artistic Vandals part 2' which he curated in December 2006.

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It was a #6 train yard on a Saturday afternoon in the summer of 1980. There were no trains blocking the view of the 3rd lane from the street. I could see the toys watching me through the fence. Finally after 4 hours of painting the Hand of Doom' was finished.'' Seen - Da Bronx Bomber'.

Jessop takes us back in time to the la...

James Jessop

Born Bletchely, England, 1974, Lives and works in London

EDUCATION
1997-1999 MA Painting Royal College of Art
1992-1995 BA Hons Fine Art Coventry University

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006 Subway Ghosts, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London
2005 Warning the Monster is Loose, Rockwell, London
2003 Funky Paintings Haye Gallery, Colchester Institute, Colchester
2002 Horrific Paintings, This Way Up Gallery, London

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007 'It Takes Two Part Two' Sartorial Contemporary Art, London
2007 'James Jessop vs Harry Pye -It Takes Two' Fishmarket Northampton
2006 New London Kicks, Wooster Projects, New York
2006 Artistic Vandals (Part II), Sartorial Contemporary Art, Curated by James Jessop, London
2006 Admission By Invitation, Galleri : Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen
2006 Obsession Sartorial Contemporary Art, London
2006 Artistic Vandals , Sartorial Contemporary Art at nomoregrey. Curated by James Jessop with
Gretta Sarfaty Marchant, London
2006 Cult Media, Bastart, Bratislava
2006 Requiem, St. Anselms Church, London
2006 Water, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London
2006 People Like Us, Sartorial Contemporary Art at nomore...