James Jean 'Frankenstein' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Frankenstein
Medium: Fancy Shmacy Embossed Foiled Giclee Print
Size: 23 x 33.5 Inches
Edition: TIMED
Price: $525

 

*available for 24 hours at 11am EST on Tuesday November 25th, 2025

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James Jean is a highly acclaimed Taiwanese-American artist renowned for his captivating and versatile work that seamlessly bridges the gap between commercial illustration and fine art. Born in Taiwan in 1979 and raised in New Jersey, Jean studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and has since established himself as a prominent figure in the contemporary art world.

Upon graduating in 2001, Jean quickly made a name for himself as a prolific cover artist for DC Comics, most notably for the series Fables and The Umbrella Academy, earning multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards for his intricate and imaginative cover designs. Beyond the comics industry, his commercial clients have included Time Magazine, the New York Times, Linkin Park, Target, and Prada, the latter of which he has collaborated with on several fashion campaigns.

In 2008, Jean shifted his focus from commercial work to concentrate on painting and drawing as a fine artist. His distinctive style blends surrealistic elements, delicate linework, and vibrant colors, drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources, including Art Nouveau, Japanese woodblock prints (Ukiyo-e), and Chinese silk scroll paintings. His work, which often features dream-like narratives and fantastical creatures, is characterized by its meticulous detail and ability to evoke a sense of whimsical melancholy.

Now based in Los Angeles, James Jean exhibits his work in galleries and museums worldwide, with pieces in the permanent collection at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and past displays at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He has also created celebrated posters for major films like Everything Everywhere All at Once and Blade Runner 2049. His continuous exploration of both traditional and digital mediums and his ability to blend Eastern and Western cultural aesthetics have solidified his position as one of his generation's most influential and admired artists. 

James Jean 'Sun Tarot Series' Early Access Open

Artist: James Jean
Title: Sun Tarot Series
Medium: Giclee Prints and Resin Sculptures
Size: Various
Edition: Various
Price: Various

*early access only open until 1pm EST on Friday October 31st, 2025

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James Jean is a Taiwanese-American visual artist celebrated for intricate, dreamlike works that merge Art Nouveau elegance with contemporary surrealism. Born in Taiwan in 1979 and raised in New Jersey, he trained at New York’s School of Visual Arts, graduating in 2001. He rocketed to prominence as a comic-book cover illustrator for DC/Vertigo’s Fables and The Umbrella Academy, winning six Eisner Awards for his detailed, symbolic imagery.

Jean’s style is instantly recognizable: fluid, curvilinear forms intertwine with botanical motifs, anatomical fragments and mythic creatures, all rendered in fine, jewel-like lines. Early influences include Chinese silk scrolls, Japanese woodblock prints, Alphonse Mucha and Hokusai, yet he filters these sources through a modern lens, creating kaleidoscopic worlds that feel both ancient and futuristic. After a decade in commercial illustration for clients such as Prada, Time, Rolling Stone, My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park, he pivoted to fine art in 2008, producing large-scale acrylic paintings and digital prints.

Working from a Frank Gehry-designed Los Angeles studio, he layers translucent washes over meticulous ink drawing, allowing pigment to pool and bleed, forming accidental galaxies that echo natural decay. This tension between precision and entropy mirrors his thematic interest in memory, myth and the collapse of historical time. Recent exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Tokyo have sold out, while fashion collaborations with Prada and a BTS-themed installation at HYBE Insight Museum extend his reach into global pop culture.

Whether crafting a monumental mural or a tiny ballpoint sketch, Jean seeks what he calls “the hallucinatory forms” buried in the mind, inviting viewers to lose themselves in ornate, endlessly unfolding tableaux where past and present, beauty and unease, dissolve into luminous color.

James Jean 'Sun Tarot Nebula' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Sun Tarot Nebula
Medium: Spot Varnished FancyAF Embossed Giclee
Size: 9 x 12.5 Inches
Edition: TIMED
Price: €375

*available at 1pm EST on Friday October 31st

James Jean 'Sun Tarot Nebula Pollen' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Sun Tarot Nebula Pollen
Medium: Spot Varnished FancyAF Embossed Giclee
Size: 9 x 12.5 Inches
Edition: TIMED
Price: €375

*available at 1pm EST on Friday October 31st

James Jean 'Sun Tarot Nebula Nectar' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Sun Tarot Nebula Nectar
Medium: Spot Varnished FancyAF Embossed Giclee
Size: 9 x 12.5 Inches
Edition: TIMED
Price: €375

*available at 1pm EST on Friday October 31st

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James Jean is a Taiwanese-American artist born in 1979 who moves between illustration, painting and monumental installation with fluid grace. Raised in New Jersey and trained at New York’s School of Visual Arts, he first gained fame creating intricate covers for DC Comics’ Fables and The Umbrella Academy, winning six Eisner Awards for his combination of delicate line work and jewel toned atmosphere . In 2007 he stepped away from commercial deadlines to focus on gallery painting, producing large canvases where human forms melt into blooming flora, rippling water and geometric shards, suggesting dreams caught mid transformation.

His relationship with Takashi Murakami is built on mutual admiration rather than pupilage. Murakami invited Jean to join the 2016 group show Juxtapoz x Superflat at Vancouver Art Gallery, placing Jean’s painting Bouquet at the centre of the exhibition branding . Murakami later curated Azimuth, Jean’s 2018 solo show at Kaikai Kiki Gallery in Tokyo, writing that Jean’s narrative drawings possess “a language original to his brain” and praising his ability to dissolve the boundary between illustration and high art . The two artists share an interest in flattening hierarchies: Murakami’s Superflat merges pop culture and fine art, while Jean fuses Renaissance detail, Chinese scroll painting and street art energy into luminous contemporary mythologies.

Today Jean lives in Los Angeles, where he continues to paint, publish limited prints and create immersive stained glass installations, proving that stories can glow as brightly on gallery walls as they once did on comic book covers.

James Jean 'Bibliophile II' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Bibliophile II
Medium: Sculpted Foiled Fancy Giclee Print
Size: 20 x 25 Inches
Edition: TIMED
Prices: $550

*available at 11am EST on Tuesday September 9th, 2025

James Jean 'Year Of The Snake' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Year Of The Snake
Medium: Fancy Giclee Print
Size: 24.5 x 21.5 inches
Edition: TIMED
Prices: $525

*available at 11am EST on Tuesday July 15th, 2025

James Jean 'Tea Time III' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Tea Time III
Medium: Multi Process Print
Size: 22 x 27 Inches
Edition: TIMED
Prices: $525

*available at 11am EST on Tuesday May 13th, 2025

James Jean 'Coil: Year Of The Snake' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Coil: Year Of The Snake
Medium: Sculpted Holographic Giclee Print
Size: 19 x 26 Inches
Edition: TIMED
Price: $525

*available at until 11am EST on Tuesday January 21st, 2025 for 24 Hours

James Jean 'Adrift III' Print Release Details

Artist: James Jean
Title: Adrift III
Medium: Holographic Foil Detailed Giclee Print
Size: 39 x 21.5 Inches
Edition: TIMED
Price: $525

*available at 11am EST on Tuesday November 19th for 24 Hours