James Purpura is emerging as one of the most profound and uniquely talented artists of a generation
Paris -
For artists to distinguish themselves is never easy. To distinguish themselves
in Paris is an altogether bigger deal. James Purpura,
a native of Ohio, has done exactly that. Starting April 1 and ending on April
13 Purpura’s wide range of paintings, including landscapes, portraits and the
fanciful, will be exhibited in one of the City of Lights most magnificent
buildings the City Hall of Paris' 5th Arrondissement.
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| A cityscape by Jame Purpura. (Used by permission.) |
Purpura,
who sees colors in music, an almost sixth sense called synesthesia, has also
accomplished another rare feat among artists in that he has been able to
translate this concomitant sense for the world to see. According to Purpura he
sees colors in “Beats, instruments, layering, vocals, and lyrics can evoke
certain colors and brush strokes, and pieces of music in an infinite number of
ever-changing visuals.” His musical inspirations for painting includes
classical, pop, transcendental, and remixes.
The
artist's work is innovative and spontaneous, and never scripted. He likes to
play with colors and lets them answer each other on the canvas. Often,
characters such as animals and people begin to appear magically in the story
and he will give them finishing touches to complete these characters.
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| A landscape by James Purpura. (Used by permission.) |
“My
approach gets people involved in the canvas as they lose themselves in color
and the story on the canvas. It allows them to escape and ask ‘Why is the moon
black? Why is the sun green? Why are there two suns? Why is there one sun but
the reflection of seven?’ This is how I see. This is how
I interpret the world.” said Purpura.
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