The self-proclaimed ’skull artist’ going simply by the name of Jim makes tribal-inspired skullptures out of woven rope and string and other simple materials.
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His work is surprisingly diverse, often highlighting the various ways in which the image of a skull will eternally hold sway over our imagination. Via:[Lostateminor]
www.jim-skullgallery.com/
About the artist
October 7, 1959.
We are in the Pacific. Latitude 20° 34’ South.
Longitude 164° 17’ East.
It is in Koumac in New Caledonia that the adventures of Jim,
our skull artist, begin. It is also a gateway for Oceania
and many other horizons.
He goes to New Zealand, stops over Vanuatu,
discovers Australia, India, and lands in Hong-Kong.
Human experiences, cultural, ritual, he is marked
by his travels and encounters.
Back to Paris, we are in 1976. He enters Estienne School,
then the Applied Arts School Olivier de Serres.
1980, he creates his first skulls.
His vocation is now revealed and will never leave him.
He holds exhibitions in Parisian bars, takes part
in the Salons d’Art, improves his technique…
creating the refined result we know of today.
Contemporary art, African, Oceanian, Amerindian,
popular, religious… multiple passions
and a melting-pot of influences
Lives and works in Paris
