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Tripping on Talent: The Psychedelic Art of James Jean

James Jean is a Taiwanese American artist who produces art both commercially and for gallery exhibitions. His psychedelic scenes have been featured on the covers of DC comics and on album covers for Atlantic Records. He’s also worked with the famous clothing design company Prada as well as Rolling Stone magazine and Playboy magazine.

Jean’s artworks comprise of highly detailed and absorbing scenes of fantasy characters and landscapes. He is capable of producing a range of different artistic styles, such as surrealism, art nouveau and the style favored by comic book artists. He works in a variety of media to create his illustrations; utilising pencil, paint and ink to create a full effect.

You can see a multitude of art by James Jean on Tumblr or on his website.

A boy eating crayons draws an imaginative scenario around himself in this surreal illustration by James Jean
A boy eating crayons draws an imaginative scenario around himself in this surreal illustration by James Jean


A beautiful wave crashes onto a shore where a girl sleeps under the sands in this painting by James Jean
A beautiful wave crashes onto a shore where a girl sleeps under the sands in this painting by James Jean


A skeleton is surrounded by bird and butterflies, symbols of rebirth and fertility in this trippy painting by James Jean
A skeleton is surrounded by bird and butterflies, symbols of rebirth and fertility in this trippy painting by James Jean


This beautiful fantasy painting by James Jean features a flower fairy in a dream like trance
This beautiful fantasy painting by James Jean features a flower fairy in a dream like trance


This fantasy painting by James Jean of a tiger accompanying a retinue of rough characters is portrayed in a Japanese style
This fantasy painting by James Jean of a tiger accompanying a retinue of rough characters is portrayed in a Japanese style


This intricate fantasy painting by James Jean has a highly detailed, psychedelic effect
This intricate fantasy painting by James Jean has a highly detailed, psychedelic effect


This spooky illustration by James Jean shows a girl with no eyes cradling an albino rabbit
This spooky illustration by James Jean shows a girl with no eyes cradling an albino rabbit


A beautiful girl lounges on a bed of psychedelic mushrooms in this trippy illustration by James Jean
A beautiful girl lounges on a bed of psychedelic mushrooms in this trippy illustration by James Jean


Using a cartoon style, James Jean creates a surrealist scene showing two opposing characters living on either side of a circular disc
Using a cartoon style, James Jean creates a surrealist scene showing two opposing characters living on either side of a circular disc


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