Jim Starr’s use of pop culture and pin up imagery is guaranteed to entrance those who love the louche and the lowbrow.
After an initial brush with spray stencilling in the mid nineties Jim moved over to screenprinting having been influenced by Robert Rauschenberg and many of the painter / printmakers of the New York scene from the 50’s and 60’s whilst keeping an eye on newer painters Jean – Michel Basquait and Keith Haring from the 80’s.
Using a mixture of original screenprinted material, photography, freehand drawings and collage he creates unique and sometimes complex hand-made prints, with no two turning out the same. For Jim there is no such thing as an average print.
His current work utilises his borderline obsession with timeless universal icons. Jim’s love of travel and insatiable appetite for all that is low fi flows through his images. East meets west, white trash snuggled up with the glitterati, good verses evil and all the in-betweens.
His work has appeared on T’shirts, clothing designs, flyers, records and canvases.
Words by James Sandercock
www.jamesstarr.co.uk / www.1loveart.com / www.davidsimongallery.com
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