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James Jean: Pareidolia
Pareidolia: A Retrospective of Beloved and New Works by James Jean (Japanese and English)
Born in 1978, Taiwanese-American James Jean became one of the most prolific artists/illustrators in commercial and fine art. He created numerous covers for American Comics and also collaborated on special projects with PRADA in 2007.
As much of his art has previously only been available for consideration formatted as album covers or other specialized commercial art, this book holds many visual treats for fans across the globe. Bilingual introductions by contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and film director Guillermo del Toro! Includes supplementary poster. Text in Japanese and English.
Born in 1978, Taiwanese-American James Jean became one of the most prolific artists/illustrators in commercial and fine art. He created numerous covers for American Comics and also collaborated on special projects with PRADA in 2007.
As much of his art has previously only been available for consideration formatted as album covers or other specialized commercial art, this book holds many visual treats for fans across the globe. Bilingual introductions by contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and film director Guillermo del Toro! Includes supplementary poster. Text in Japanese and English.
288 pages, Deluxe Softcover
First published December 15, 2015
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About the author
James Jean
168 books67 followersJames Jean is a Taiwanese-American award winning artist and illustrator living in Los Angeles. He was born in Taiwan but was raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Upon graduating in 2001, he quickly became a cover artist for DC Comics, garnering seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of LA, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of NY. He has also worked in advertising, and has contributed to many national and international publications. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, ESPN, Atlantic Records, Target, Playboy, Knopf, Prada among others. He has also illustrated covers for the comic book series Fables and The Umbrella Academy, for which he has won six Eisner Awards for "Best Cover Artist".
James Jean currently has seven published works, all of which collect his illustrations and art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jean
Upon graduating in 2001, he quickly became a cover artist for DC Comics, garnering seven Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of LA, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of NY. He has also worked in advertising, and has contributed to many national and international publications. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, ESPN, Atlantic Records, Target, Playboy, Knopf, Prada among others. He has also illustrated covers for the comic book series Fables and The Umbrella Academy, for which he has won six Eisner Awards for "Best Cover Artist".
James Jean currently has seven published works, all of which collect his illustrations and art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jean
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May 12, 2016
Eisnein's No.18 Favorite Artist/Artbook. Check Out No.19 Right HERE. Go Back to No.1 HERE.
Wow. PIE books did a beautiful job, but Jean himself handled the design. Like 'Rebus' and 'Fables: The Covers' this is eye-candy so sweet it'll rot your optic nerve. That doesn't sound like a good thing, but it actually is. Crammed full of art, this features much of the work that appeared in 'Rebus', as well as the 'Memu' card-box, 'Kindling' portfolio, and the accordion-format 'Rift', reproduced as a 16-page gate-fold, along with the epic 'wallpaper' done for Prada.
AND an entire book's worth of art not yet collected. Almost 300 separate works in a 300 page art-book; there's no wasted space in 'Pareidolia'. It's hard to pick favorites with Jean, given the variety of styles and media at his disposal, but recently he's been creating ink on paper line drawings, done without planning or reference, that further demonstrate the powerful imagination behind the technical brilliance.
The dust-jacket, like the dust-jacket Jean designed for 'Fables: The Covers', is double-sided; but this one unfolds to reveal two poster-sized images, roughly 2' x 3'; the interior is one of his Neo-Surrealist drawings, identical to the image below, but without the grid:
The front-side cover image, when unfolded:
More on it later. Until then:
Eisnein's No.18 Favorite Artist/Artbook. Check Out No.19 Right HERE. Go Back to No.1 HERE.
Wow. PIE books did a beautiful job, but Jean himself handled the design. Like 'Rebus' and 'Fables: The Covers' this is eye-candy so sweet it'll rot your optic nerve. That doesn't sound like a good thing, but it actually is. Crammed full of art, this features much of the work that appeared in 'Rebus', as well as the 'Memu' card-box, 'Kindling' portfolio, and the accordion-format 'Rift', reproduced as a 16-page gate-fold, along with the epic 'wallpaper' done for Prada.
AND an entire book's worth of art not yet collected. Almost 300 separate works in a 300 page art-book; there's no wasted space in 'Pareidolia'. It's hard to pick favorites with Jean, given the variety of styles and media at his disposal, but recently he's been creating ink on paper line drawings, done without planning or reference, that further demonstrate the powerful imagination behind the technical brilliance.
The dust-jacket, like the dust-jacket Jean designed for 'Fables: The Covers', is double-sided; but this one unfolds to reveal two poster-sized images, roughly 2' x 3'; the interior is one of his Neo-Surrealist drawings, identical to the image below, but without the grid:
The front-side cover image, when unfolded:
More on it later. Until then:
Eisnein's No.18 Favorite Artist/Artbook. Check Out No.19 Right HERE. Go Back to No.1 HERE.
August 29, 2023
Anyone who has any interest in illustration should look this guy up - I can't get over how vibrant and detailed his artwork is. The colours are incredible, and his line art is just??? Mind blowing in detail. Beautiful.
December 10, 2025
⭐️5.0 stars
November 17, 2019
The skill is extraordinary but there were only a handful of pieces that spoke to me. I think after a point the level of detail overwhelmed my ability to parse meaning.
October 29, 2021
Beautiful art book.
May 26, 2023
Excellent quality.
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