James mitchell
James Mitchell creates portraiture using mixed media and engraving which interprets surgical procedures and the alteration of human characteristics. The ideas explore fabricated references towards celebrity perfection and beautification which shows clear contrived exteriors. His work refers to arrangement and the determination of the perfect person. By producing images that merge together to build facial features, the work attempts to question what materials can be used to assemble such work to provide sufficient evidence of irreversible reconstruction.
In the process of assembling flawlessness, he uses fragmented wood cuts and scrapped metals to show clear faults and errors that lie beneath the figurative form; making the undesirable surfaces for the work equally as important as the face.
“Even beauties can be unattractive. If you catch a beauty in the wrong light at the right time, forget it. I believe in low lights and trick mirrors. I believe in plastic surgery.” Andy Warhol.
In the process of assembling flawlessness, he uses fragmented wood cuts and scrapped metals to show clear faults and errors that lie beneath the figurative form; making the undesirable surfaces for the work equally as important as the face.
“Even beauties can be unattractive. If you catch a beauty in the wrong light at the right time, forget it. I believe in low lights and trick mirrors. I believe in plastic surgery.” Andy Warhol.