About
James Young holds a B.F.A. in fine art from the Corcoran College of Art + Design. An active professional designer and artist, he lives with his wife and three children in Oregon.
Excerpts From the 1992 Exhibit Catalog "...His intimate witty object-paintings reveal an artist/anti-hero's self consciousness as he questions the nature of a young artist's identity, creativity and position in society. Young merges the crafts of painting, drawing and sculpture in these theatrical vignettes... Young has the ability to develop peculiar narratives which blend dark humor with compromised innocence. ...Young depicts his characters androgynously. In "Slow Dance" gender distinctions blur, and socializing becomes puppet-like. He also hangs many of his figures from their suspenders referring obliquely to the outside forces and expectations which control the individual. Influences: Philip Guston, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Balthus, Caravaggio, Andrew Wyeth, Odd Nerdrum, HR Giger & many others... |  Self Portrait w. Cats - oil on panel |