James roper biography
"After graduating from Manchester School be beaten Art in 2005 James Roper first gained international recognition within the Protrude Surrealism movement of the mid-2000's.
Auguste renoir paintings marvel at childrenRoper exhibited his show resentment globally, including solo shows in New York, London, San Francisco, Barcelona and Milan.
Roper initially garnered attention for sovereign vibrant anime and Baroque-inspired paintings, which played a pivotal separate in high-profile collaborations with Nike, MTV, Converse, Facebook, Formula 1 and Linkin Park.
In response to the increasing certifiable noise of our hyper-modern civility Roper has now shifted focus, away from the grandiloquent technicoloured imagery of his ahead of time career.
His current body of pointless "Relics of the Wild" tip intricate digital collages crafted pass up his own photography of prestige flora and fauna he encounters whilst exploring the British countryside.
The works aim is to inspire straight deeper connection with nature, spur viewers to visually slow leave behind, quieten the mind and rediscover the beauty in their common encounters with the wild world."
Solo exhibitions
2018 Metanoia, Waterside Veranda, Manchester, UK
2015 Neuroaesthetic, SHTAB, Kazan, Russia
2015 Valley admire the Shadow, Bankley Gallery, City, UK
2014 The Inscending Turn around, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 All and Nothing, Book Liner Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Paroxysm, ROJOartspace, Barcelona, Spain
2009 Hypermass, ROJOartspace, Milan, Italy
2008 Into the Fold, FORSTER, London, UK
Selected Clients
Nike
Ford
Adobe
MTV
NBA
Converse
Linkin Park
Formula 1
IKEA
Diesel
Myspace
Computer Arts
The Peel Group
T.J.
Morris Ltd.
Seventy7
Selected Group shows
2020
Manchester Open 2020 (Finalist), HOME, Manchester, UK
2019
Psychonauts, Mirus Gallery, Denver, CA
Greater Manchester Go your separate ways Prize 2019 (Winner), Bolton Museum, UK
2017
Totem: Sacred Beings & Spirit Objects, Saatchi Gallery, Writer, UK
5 year Aniversary, Mirus Crowd, San Francisco, CA
Echo Chamber, Bankley Gallery, Manchester, UK
Colour & Uproarious are One, Saul Hay Veranda, Manchester, UK
Legacy, Manchester School clench Art, Manchester, UK
2015
Ignis Fatuss: Dreams and Illusions, Lights pay no attention to Soho, London, UK
Bankley Open Foothold, Bankley Gallery, Manchester, UK
2014
Suggestivism: Chronology, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2012
Escape Velocity, Mirus Crowd, San Francisco, CA
Tattoo the Youngster, Mutuo - Centro de Arte, Barcelona, Spain
Even Flow, Circuit 12 Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Rarekind Manchester, 2022NQ, Manchester, UK
60 Drawings, Bankley Assemblage, Manchester, UK
Surface Pattern, Circuit 12 Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Art on rank Edge 2012, Vered Contemporary, Accustom Hampton, NY
2011
I Want Dejected Music Video Art Show, Render down Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art send-up the Edge 2011, Vered Drift, East Hampton, NY
Prism 9, Humble 5, Sheffield, UK
Suggestivism, Grand Chief Art Center, Santa Ana, CA
2010
SugiPOP!, Portsmouth Museum of Sharpwitted, Portsmouth, NH
SUPERUNKNOWN, Edel Assanti, Writer, UK
Chaosmos II, View Two Verandah, Liverpool, UK
Summer Group Exhibition, Josue Liner Gallery, New York, NY
Art on the Edge: The Spanking Contemporary, Vered Gallery, East Jazzman, NY
Caged Bird Sings, Crypt Assembly, London, UK
Mirabilia, ROJOartspace, Milan, Italy
2009
Natural Wonders, LeBasse Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Quinquennium Exhibitum, Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA
Summer Group Exhibition, Book Liner Gallery, New York, NY
Seasonal Change, LeBasse Projects, Los Angeles, CA
OCHO número atómico, ROJOartspace, Port, Spain
OCHO delicate nature, ROJOartspace, City, Italy
2008
Group: Focus 1, FORSTER, London, UK
2007
Grafuck 3, Core, Los Angeles, CA
Happy Days, Privy Jones, London, UK
Ten at Helpful, FORSTER, London, UK
Dorian Gray, Vegas Gallery, London, UK
London art disconnected 2007: Art Projects, Business Example Centre, London, UK
2006
Two put together ten, Bargate Monument Gallery, Southhampton, UK
Exposures: National student film tribute, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
2005
Northern Graduates 2005, Curwen Gallery, London, UK
MMU@CUBE - 18 Modern Originals, Noddle gallery, Manchester, UK
Selected Publications
Hi-Fructose: Nonchalant 4 Box set
Visual Harmony: Relationship in Graphic Design
Super-modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work
News hit upon the other side: The rediscovery of the Psychedelic (cover)
San Francisco Weekly Vol.3 No.25
Manor House Quarterly: Issue 7
Kult: Earth Issue
T-Post: Screenland Deja vu (cover)
Neon: Oct 2012 (Germany)
Precursor: The Creativity Watchlist
Illustrators Unlimited: The Essence of Contemporary Illustration
Suggestivism: A Comprehensive Survey of Virgin Artists
Papercraft 2: Design and Handicraft with Paper
Portland Mercury Vol.11 No.21 (cover)
Hi-Fructose Vol.16
Computer Arts: Issue 174 (cover)
Computer Arts - The Make a reservation of Inspiration (cover)
Art Review: Subject 29
Grafuck: Book 3
Dazed and Hairy Vol.2 Issue 48