Silent James
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| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Artist, Actor and Graphic Recorder |
| Introduction | Silent James is a prepessimist artist. His school years were survived by writing + drawing comics of his punk friends. Living in a house on a dead end, he also became fond of silence. His name originates from his love of silent film. His artwork occurs in an asymmetrical 1920s/modern world coloured by favorite cartoons, movies, + a lifelong fondness for pro-wrestling heels. Asymmetry plays a huge part in his life, right down to his own heterochromia. Silent James decided to make his own childhood recollection piece. Three (2011) was his first picture-book, an entrancing adventure of a boy that no one pays attention to. Mr. James became notorious for dapper garb, as favored by his characters, complimented by suspenders and bow ties. In 2011, he successfully took his character skills to the theatre in the starring role of barber John Guerrieri in Speakeasy Dollhouse. In 2014, he was cast in The Brothers Booth as the role he was born to play... himself! In the very popular semi-sequel to Three called Dee (2012), we follow a girl's adventure to escape unwanted attention. Later work includes his visual autobiography Secrets of Silent James. |
| Interests | Illustration, Drawing, Graphic Recording, MMA, Activism, Feminism |
| Favorite movies | Conan the Barbarian (1982), Brand Upon the Brain, Brazil, Triplets of Belleville, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, War of the Roses, Peggy Sue Got Married, Grosse Pointe Blank, Galaxy Quest, Sweet and Lowdown, Bullets Over Broadway, El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre, Bronson, Blade Runner, Beetlejuice, Batman, Better Off Dead, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Drunken Master, Knockabout, Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, Supercop, Wing Chun |
| Favorite music | Sidney Bechet, At the Gates, Connie Converse, Grace Jones, Harry Belafonte, Tragedy, Death, Cradle of Filth, Dissection, Napalm Death, Melt Banana, Muga, Robbie the Werewolf, Hawkwind, Cruella De Ville, Jello Biafra, Blondie, Devo, They Might Be Giants, Glass Candy, Gene Autry, Roky Erickson, Catharsis, NoFx, Zounds, Crass |
| Favorite books | I am Jackie Chan, Secret Life of Salvador Dali, Hunger Games, My Fight Your Fight, Edward Gorey, Alan Moore |