“I am inspired by modern masters like Matisse, Léger, Picasso, Corbusier; Abstract expressionists like Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler; Pop artists Andy Warhol, Rauschenberg and many others!

I take photographs of architectural, organic, and figurative subjects that intrigue me. I transpose the images into new shapes and designs - often very different from the original.  I use colour and gesture to embellish and develop those forms. The process is intuitive and dynamic - A playful conjuring of space, colour & light, that I hope will bring pleasure, a sense of joy, and excitement - An inspirational vision of the world around us.

I often listen to classic jazz songs by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and others as I work, and I name the paintings after the songs I listen to.” Mark James

About

Mark studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College London - birthplace of the famed ‘YBA’S’ - Artists like Damien Hirst and Sarah Lucas. Mark went on to study for his master’s in film and television at the Royal College of Art. He worked as a studio assistant to artist Sir Michael Craig-Martin for several years prior to making a number of critically acclaimed films on the arts including “FREEZE” for the BBC: The first TV documentary about Damien Hirst’s revolutionary exhibition that transformed the British art world. Further film subjects included Carl Andre, Richard Hamilton, Picasso & Matisse, Van Gogh, as well as celebrated figures from the worlds of dance, architecture, and music. Enriched by working with such a wide range of high profile artistic personalities and their work, Mark felt compelled to return to his first passion. He now divides his time between filmmaking and painting.