Kindling: 12 Removable Prints (Paperback)

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Product Description

This collection of brand new work by James Jean showcases the larger-than-life power of his fine art painting. Bursting with unexpected beauty and hidden meaning, each of these 12 large-format prints features a lush painting on one side and a collection of intricate preliminary sketches on the other side. Housed in a sturdy keepsake portfolio, the pages, including an over-sized gatefold poster, can be left in place and leafed through time and again or removed from the portfolio and framed as eye-catching wall art.

About the Author

James Jean graduated from New York's School of Visual Arts in 2001 and has won 7 Eisner Awards for his covers for DC and Vertigo Comics. James' large-scale wallpaper drawings for Prada's Epicenter stores were turned into fabric prints and applied onto bags and shoes for their Spring /Summer 2008 collection. He lives in Santa Monica, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 12 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (August 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811870391
• ISBN-13: 978-0811870399
• Product Dimensions: 16 x 12 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,293 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Art. Great Prints. Great Price., August 20, 2009

By	Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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Kindling is also the name of the exhibition James Jean held earlier in 2009. This poster book contains a selection of those works. They are all personal, non-commissioned pieces.

The book itself is pretty big at about 20 inches diagonal. There are 12 high quality prints on white cardboard, each easily detachable. I guess this format is chosen so that people can frame them or just paste them on walls.

Speaking of framing artwork, I met a guy who had a gallery of James Jean art at his home. This was while we were sitting on the floor queuing for the James Jean panel at San Diego Comic Con 2009. Seeing the copy of Kindling in my hand, he asked which was my favourite piece, and proceeded to show me his gallery on his iPhone. Now that's what I call a James Jean collector!

My favourite piece is the one with the butterfly head doing makeup in from of the mirror. That's the kind of style I like about his art -- mixing unworldly imagination with fine art. This is perhaps what makes his work so unique. He has won six Eisner Awards for the best cover artist from 2004 to 2009. That's every year consecutively. It's an amazing achievement considering how many great artists are out there.

This book is a worthy collection for any collector. My recommendation is to get it now before it goes out of print, like many of his older books.

(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Representation, September 21, 2009

By	Samuel E. Wilkes (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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These prints from James Jean's show of the same name are outstanding examples of his fine art. I was already a fan and these only solidify it more so. They are large (12x16) and sturdy prints. Worth way more than the asking price. 5 stars easily.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, must have!, October 13, 2009

By	L. Masson "lovelove" (Brasil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I got really surprised when the book arrived! I didn't paid attention to the book's dimensions so I was expecting something smaller and it's pretty big! It's delicious to spend hourss looking at these amazing prints, it's a real artbook every James Jean fan must have!