Style Guide AUSTIN ALLEN JAMES
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Austin began his art career in 1994 as a poet. His love for playing with words and phrases and his love for color naturally led him to experimenting with paint and motion. He started painting in 1996 and exhibiting as a professional artist in 1997. Austin believes that art is energy. Each human being has his or her own unique form of energy. An artist is capable of translating this energy into art. Austin’s pieces focus on organic shapes, color, the natural flow of matter and motion. His MFA from Naropa University in Poetry has infused a lyrical sensibility into Austin’s work.
“I love color, movement and lyrics in my art. To be successful, the art must be memorable when one turns away.”
Austin James Austin Allen James | Lawrence and Crane | www.lawrenceandcrane.com
Aquifer Series Rivers Neon flower, neon carousel neon bombshell; swim hard towards the fire place alter a sweet steam wrapped bubble of dizzy southern charm cream and yes, definitely, dive into the wood floor and swim; it’s a carriage, it’s a sleigh; it’s a bottle bag of steel train and mermaid musk swims the day. A porcelain vessel of pink flowers and mint gold and champagne all hot and cold and fuzzy. Eat cabbage and designers shoes you dispenser of the morning star electric mist in the salt air; keep your flesh vernal, white, blond and pink. Allow imperfection to spin your skin rouge as you fan
Austin
San Marcos
towards the gulf and disappear. Austin Allen James Brackish Water 2014
Fredericksburg Austin Allen James | Lawrence and Crane | www.lawrenceandcrane.com
JFK BLOWING SMOKE
Color Saturation Series
Beetlejuice
Cranberry
Red Ochre
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Edie
Girl
Jimi
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PELICAN BAYOU
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Swan Series Sea Swell The sea rolled and spit a toad onto salty wet sand one billion years before I met you. A yawn of higher jabber metamorphosis earth puff puff butterfly intersection. What is it too loose a tear? A sole drop. A current on the far slope. What is it to find a diamond rolled by the moon? What is it to wrap arms and yowl? Among the black forest with the rock men and their funk dog yahoo yap yell with no rhyme or rhythm or purpose: until hunger uncovers the sea swell, a second sky scape, a sun set, a portal.
Red Throat
Robin
Austin Allen James Brackish Water 2014
Sun Settle Austin Allen James | Lawrence and Crane | www.lawrenceandcrane.com
Cabbage Love Dream child dream lover salt in the mud Cabbage revolution crusade a fly play Cast iron chin dream cloud clay Run run stargaze every last day
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Mother
Of Pearl Series Oyster Bay
Oyster Bed
Moon Rise
Oyster Pearl
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Statuesque
Coin Toss Austin Allen James | Lawrence and Crane | www.lawrenceandcrane.com
Orange Grove
color saturation series
Poppy
Red Ochre
Juicer
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Decorative Art
Glass Heart
Pure Love Austin Allen James | Lawrence and Crane | www.lawrenceandcrane.com
Heart Box
Heart Trio
Glass Heart Mini Austin Allen James | Lawrence and Crane | www.lawrenceandcrane.com
Solid Cross Mini
Hummingbird
Mint
French Quarter
Original Cross Mini
Mother of Pearl Austin Allen James | Lawrence and Crane | www.lawrenceandcrane.com
Solid Cross Large
Mosaic Cross Mini
Mosaic Cross Large Austin Allen James | Lawrence and Crane | www.lawrenceandcrane.com
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