Jim Nagoya - Blue Rastaman

- Unique artwork with certificate of authenticity
- Original work on canvas of linen and wooden stretcher

Jim Nagoya is a French visual artist whose powerful and instinctive work sits at the crossroads of Expressionism, street art and contemporary abstraction. Trained at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and Amiens, he develops from an early age a visceral artistic practice, nourished by an inner need to represent and reinvent the world.

His work, rich in symbols and raw energies, draws inspiration from major currents such as the Cobra movement, German Expressionism, Street Art, Surrealism, New Figuration and American Abstract Expressionism. He joins the Street Art collective TBS alongside Jone Hopper and Skepa, exploring the interaction between art and urban space.

Jim Nagoya’s universe is an alchemy of major influences: Basquiat, Bacon, Picasso, Corneille, Condo, Jonone… but also the literary and cinematic worlds of the Beat Generation and the underground California of the 1960s. This inspiration leads him as far as Los Angeles, where he collaborates for several years with a renowned painter in the art scene.

Back in France, Jim Nagoya continues a confident trajectory. He has been awarded several times in national salons, and he regularly exhibits at the Grand Palais in Paris. His works are now part of numerous private and public collections (town halls, departmental councils, etc.).

A personal, free, vibrant and engaged pictorial language — a mirror of the impulses of the contemporary world, imbued with a unique symbolism.

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