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James McQueen Book Spines | Multi-colour | Portrait For Sale
James McQueen
Book Spines | Multi-colour | Portrait
122 × 183 cm
About this work
James McQueen's "Book Spines | Multi-colour | Portrait" is a silkscreen work that draws on the visual culture of the printed volume — specifically the spine, that narrow, text-bearing strip that functions as both identifier and design object. McQueen's attention to book spines reflects a broader interest in the aesthetics of accumulated knowledge and the material history of reading. The portrait orientation and multi-colour palette give this piece a particular verticality and chromatic richness, making it a strong choice for collectors drawn to works with strong graphic identity. James McQueen silkscreen prints are produced with meticulous attention to colour registration and surface quality. James McQueen for sale through Guy Hepner represents access to one of the most inventive British printmakers working today, whose engagement with text, object, and cultural memory makes each edition a work of genuine depth. Available for sale at Guy Hepner Gallery, New York.
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About James McQueen
James McQueen Paintings for Sale | Guy Hepner, New York
James McQueen is a British artist born in 1977 whose paintings sit at the intersection of Pop sensibility, material obsession, and dry British wit. He works under a pseudonym, and his identity is secondary to the work — which is the point. What matters is what ends up on the canvas.
McQueen's paintings are built, not simply applied. He works in layers — paint over paint, colour over colour — then sands the surface back to expose what lies beneath, then seals it in lacquer. The result is a depth that photographs struggle to capture. These are surfaces you need to stand in front of.
His subject matter has ranged from reinterpreted Penguin paperback covers to politically charged commentary to the large-scale mixed-media Anthology works now available through Guy Hepner. Across all of it runs a consistent preoccupation: the visual language of mass culture, rendered monumental and unfamiliar by the seriousness of the craft brought to bear on it.
McQueen has shown extensively in London and is represented in significant private collections internationally.
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