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Haroshi & James Jean

Trespassers

2023

Archival pigment print with embossing and metallic embellishments on 310 g/m² Hahnemühle Fine Art cotton paper

45.7 × 35.6 cm

Ed. /200

Location: Paris, France

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1,620 € 1620.0 EUR 1,620 €

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About the artwork

"Trespassers" is a collaboration between Haroshi, a Japanese sculptor renowned for his work with recycled skateboards, and James Jean, a Taiwanese-American artist famous for his dreamlike, symbolic illustrations. The work features a young boy, axe in hand, riding a wooden skateboard and carrying a kind of multicolored wooden sculpture. This statuette is a reference to Haroshi's iconic "Guzo" sculpture, made from recycled skateboard boards and inspired by the figures of deities or totems, seeking to pay homage to modern, urban culture. The young man on the skateboard is reminiscent of James Jean's "woodcutter", a metaphor for the creative process and the tension between man and nature. The title "Trespassers" suggests an exploration of limits - be they physical, social or personal - and embodies a reflection on the role of art as a means of transgression and dialogue. This work combines the distinct yet complementary worlds of the two artists, fusing raw materials with rich visual iconography.

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"Trespassers is a striking example of artistic collaboration. Haroshi and James Jean combine two distinct disciplines and artistic languages: the materiality of carved wood and the graphic finesse of illustrations.

About the artist

Haroshi and James Jean collaborated on "Trespassers", released in 2023. Born in 1978 in Tokyo, Haroshi is a sculptor living and working in Japan. He has no traditional academic training in art, but perfects his craft through self-taught experience and immersion in urban culture. An avid skateboarder from an early age, Haroshi developed a unique technique using worn boards to create vibrant works of art, combining art and skate culture. His works have been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including London in 2018, New York in 2022 and Seoul in 2024. Born in 1979 in Taiwan, James Jean is an artist who lives and works in the United States. A graduate of New York's School of Visual Arts, where he honed his unique style blending surrealism, illustration and pop culture, James Jean first gained notoriety as a comic book cover illustrator. He then extended his work to painting, sculpture and installations. He is renowned for his visually rich works, characterized by fluid compositions, semi-abstract figures and subtle use of color and light, fusing elements of mythology, popular culture and surrealism. James Jean has collaborated with major brands and artists, and his work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including in Vancouver and Beijing in 2024.

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