
The sixth solo exhibition of Todd James includes a selection of new works, both on canvas and on paper, displaying important examples of the themes and motifs that are central to the artist's current creative preoccupations. These include still lifes in which the objects have been simplified to the point of transformation, creating a composition of significant forms that populate the space fully, and also interiors that serve as a setting to female figures in indolent, relaxed, distracted—and sometimes suggestive—attitudes.
The Intrepid continues his critical spirit and characteristic sense of humour, with which he filters and reinterprets the excess of images that overwhelm us through the various media.
Todd James takes on these classic genres of painting with an outsider’s subversive perspective on the academic tradition of European art history. His scenes refer to everyday life in the Western world and, by extension, comment on countries that the USA influences politically and culturally, as they share in the same consumer-society dilemmas.
Lascivious women surrounded by weapons, accompanied by skeletons and skulls, or with their usual cats, are depicted from the viewpoint of a voyeur with whom we may identify. Through them he offers a Pop-Art flavoured interpretation of the vital and antagonistic impulses of Eros and Thanatos.
These new compositions, where backgrounds and foregrounds merge, seduce us with their daring colours and surface innocence. But the intimate Matissian interiors and idyllic landscapes are tinged with a latent eroticism and violence.
Ultimate Offering, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
152,5 x 213,5 cm / 60 x 84 in
Orange Chairs, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
28 x 38 cm / 11 x 15 in
44 x 53 cm / 17.32 x 20.86 in (framed)
Rising Tides, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
152,5 x 152,5 cm / 60 x 60 in
New Gods, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
152,5 x 152,5 cm / 60 x 60 in
Cast Away, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
152,5 x 122 cm / 60 x 48 in
So Much To Do, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 91,5 cm / 48 x 36 in
The old Banana on the Chair Trick, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
53 x 44 cm / 20.86 x 17.32 in (framed)
Hippie Kitchen, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
28 x 38 cm / 11 x 15 in
44 x 53 cm / 17.32 x 20.87 in (framed)
BFF Time, 2017
Gouache and graphite on paper
38,5 x 56 cm / 15 x 22 in
53 x 71 cm / 20.86 x 27.95 in (framed)
Doug James
Shot Gunning, 2020
Ink on paper
56 x 56 cm / 22 x 22 in
71 x 71 cm / 28 x 28 in (framed)
Cups and Chairs, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
28 x 38 cm / 11 x 15 in
44 x 53 cm / 17.32 x 20.86 in (framed)
Who's Better Than Us, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
53 x 44 cm / 20.86 x 17.32 in (framed)
Fat Cats, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
53 x 44 cm / 20.86 x 17.32 in (framed)
Toot-A-Loo, 2016
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 56 cm / 15 x 22 in
53 x 71 cm / 20.87 x 27.95 in (framed)
Home Again, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
28 x 38 cm / 11 x 15 in
44 x 53 cm / 17.32 x 20.86 in (framed)
Doug James
Sketch Shot Gunning, 2016
Ink on paper. 21 x 23 cm / 8.27 x 9 in
36 x 38 cm / 14.17 x 15 in (framed)
Reach Out, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
53 x 44 cm / 20.86 x 17.32 in (framed)
Doug James
Beautiful Mindedness 1, 2016
Watercolor on canvas
51 x 71 cm / 20 x 28 in
Doug James
Spider, 2009
Ink on paper
22 x 25 cm / 8.66 x 9.84 in
33 x 35,5 cm / 13 x 14 in (framed)
Fully Equipped, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 152,5 cm / 48 x 60 in
Last Call, 2017
Gouache and graphite on paper
38,5 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
Ultimate Offering, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
152,5 x 213,5 cm / 60 x 84 in
Orange Chairs, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
28 x 38 cm / 11 x 15 in
44 x 53 cm / 17.32 x 20.86 in (framed)
Rising Tides, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
152,5 x 152,5 cm / 60 x 60 in
New Gods, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
152,5 x 152,5 cm / 60 x 60 in
Cast Away, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
152,5 x 122 cm / 60 x 48 in
So Much To Do, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 91,5 cm / 48 x 36 in
The old Banana on the Chair Trick, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
53 x 44 cm / 20.86 x 17.32 in (framed)
Hippie Kitchen, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
28 x 38 cm / 11 x 15 in
44 x 53 cm / 17.32 x 20.87 in (framed)
BFF Time, 2017
Gouache and graphite on paper
38,5 x 56 cm / 15 x 22 in
53 x 71 cm / 20.86 x 27.95 in (framed)
Doug James
Shot Gunning, 2020
Ink on paper
56 x 56 cm / 22 x 22 in
71 x 71 cm / 28 x 28 in (framed)
Cups and Chairs, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
28 x 38 cm / 11 x 15 in
44 x 53 cm / 17.32 x 20.86 in (framed)
Who's Better Than Us, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
53 x 44 cm / 20.86 x 17.32 in (framed)
Fat Cats, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
53 x 44 cm / 20.86 x 17.32 in (framed)
Toot-A-Loo, 2016
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 56 cm / 15 x 22 in
53 x 71 cm / 20.87 x 27.95 in (framed)
Home Again, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
28 x 38 cm / 11 x 15 in
44 x 53 cm / 17.32 x 20.86 in (framed)
Doug James
Sketch Shot Gunning, 2016
Ink on paper. 21 x 23 cm / 8.27 x 9 in
36 x 38 cm / 14.17 x 15 in (framed)
Reach Out, 2020
Gouache and graphite on paper
38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in
53 x 44 cm / 20.86 x 17.32 in (framed)
Doug James
Beautiful Mindedness 1, 2016
Watercolor on canvas
51 x 71 cm / 20 x 28 in
Doug James
Spider, 2009
Ink on paper
22 x 25 cm / 8.66 x 9.84 in
33 x 35,5 cm / 13 x 14 in (framed)
Fully Equipped, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 152,5 cm / 48 x 60 in
Last Call, 2017
Gouache and graphite on paper
38,5 x 28 cm / 15 x 11 in