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James Brown

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James Brown (1951 - 2020) was active/lived in New York, California / Mexico, France.  James Brown is known for Modernist, abstract painting and sculpture, tribal influences.

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 James Brown (born 1951)

He is an American-born painter now active in Paris and Oaxaca (Mexico).  He was most well known in the 1980s for his rough painterly semi-figurative paintings, bearing affinities to Jean-Michel Basquiat and East Village painting of the time, but with influences from primitive art and classical Western modernism.

Born in Los Angeles, California.  He received at BFA from Immaculate Heart College, Hollywood.  He then spent years in Paris, and attended the Ecole Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, France.  He rebelled against the classical training there, which he considered irrelevant, but stayed as he wanted to stay in Paris. 

Tours of Europe seeing Renaissance and especially Medieval painting of Italy influenced his work.  During the 1980s his paintings, mixing the modernist tradition of painterly application and adherence to the picture surface with clear influences from tribal art.
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Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for James Brown available:    Jim Shaw,  Antonio Bandeira,  Philippe Hiquily,  Tianbing Li,  Mario Schifano,  Giuseppe Santomaso,  Angel Ortiz,  Tadasky,  Martin Barre,  Gastone Novelli,  Gotthard Graubner,  Frans Krajcberg,  Marie Raymond,  Pietro Consagra,  Haiwen Tang,  Primo Conti,  Pierre Dmitrienko,  Callum Innes,  Charles Lapicque,  Nancy Graves,  Toshimitsu Imai,  Manuel Ocampo,  Paul Kallos,  Francesco Somaini



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Facts about James Brown

   Publications  Book References:  14
Magazine References:  5

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5 Miscellaneous Magazine References for James Brown
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art in America Review of Exhibitions December 2006 Editor Yes
ARTFORUM Preview May 2006 Editors Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions March 2002 Editors, ARTnews Yes
ARTnews Reviews January 2002 Editors, ARTnews No
ARTnews Reviews September 2000 Editors, ARTnews Yes
14 Book References for James Brown
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
1998 Cockcroft, Eva; John P Weber Toward A People's Art: The Contemporary Mural Movement 325 Yes
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1996 Hopps, Walter (others) American Images/The SBC Collection of 20th Century American Art 320 Yes
1995 Severens, Martha R Greenville County Museum of Art The Southern Collection 289 Yes
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1988 Mennekes, Friedhelm Faith The Religious in the Work of James Brown 159 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1985 Krantz, Les American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans 347 Yes
1985 Lucie-Smith, Edward American Art Now 160 Yes
1984 DeCoppet, Laura/Alan Jones The Art Dealers The Powers Behind the Scenes Tell How 320 No
1984 Freeman, Phyllis New Art 207 Yes
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