10th November – 13th November 2011 44 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London, E2 7DP
?No Way Art? is proud to present James Cochran?s first solo show and print release in East London.
Born 4 June 1973, James is an Australian artist best known for his urban narrative paintings and for his drip painting style.
In the late 1980?s Cochran contributed to the development of the graffiti scene in Adelaide and went on to paint a range of mural commissions throughout South Australia. He also coordinated a number of community arts projects aimed at giving aerosol art a broader acceptance in the community and to teach painting techniques to adolescents interested in the art form. In the 1990?s he adopted the alias ‘Jimmy. C’ and become well known for his aerosol art murals and his work in city and regional communities across Australia.
Artistic development
After completing his arts degree in 1997 and then his Master of Visual Arts at the University of South Australia in 2002, Cochran became known for his urban realist narrative paintings, painted in oil, and often depicting the marginalized human subject in the context of the urban environment. He sometimes used religious or mythological allegories to illustrate the existential or spiritual plight of the contemporary subject in the city. In 2004 he exhibited the Aerosol Pointillist Series, which lead to the development of the Drip Paintings – urban and figurative representations constructed of individual blobs of dripping paint.
Through extensive travels to Europe Cochran gained a sensibility to the culture of France and went on to study the language to become a fluent French speaker. In 2006 he was invited by the French writer and critic Antoine Pecquet to introduce his paintings to the French public. An exhibition showing a 10-year development of Cochran?s work took place in Lille, at Tripostal, and continued on to Paris at the Point Ephémère. During the exhibition in Lille, Cochran coordinated two community arts mural projects with youth from Lille South and from the Vaubain quarter. Cochran lived in Paris in 2006 and continued to paint canvases and walls during the period.
No Way Art
Created in October 2011, Now Way Art?s aim is to work with the best emerging street artists around, together creating spectacular hand finished prints in small run editions. And showcasing their talent in top spots in and around London. No Way Art also offers a wide range of dead stock prints, objects and books found from all over the world through their online shop.
