Mar 1, 2022
My guest today, James Picard, is a master painter, poet, filmmaker and humanitarian, who originally hails from Burlington, Ontario Canada and now makes his home between Vancouver, BC and Studio City, California. He’s been creating works of art since his childhood which led him to study in Ontario at Sheridan College and the Ontario College of Art & Design to become a world-renowned artist working in various mediums. James has also taught art at several renowned art universities and has released three books of his art. His work has been exhibited next to world-renowned art legends such as Picasso, Matisse, Miro, and Warhol.
His use of Ink, pencil and Conte’ crayons to depict portraits of musical and historic icons such as Mozart, David Bowie, Shakespeare and Marlon Brando to a whimsical series that James calls “Duets”, which feature numerous gifted animals such as Cats giving a Recital to his incredibly gifted use of oils to portray his ‘Piano Room Series’, ‘Children Playing Cards’, or his delightful watercolor of Santa Claus, illustrates the depth and range of his remarkable talent.
Having exhibited his artwork in galleries around the globe, it's his work that didn’t make it into the traditional showrooms that garnered James the most attention. His ‘Dark and Wounded’ series of paintings and their unusual staging in abandoned asylums, hospitals and prisons followed by the documentary film of the same name, won numerous awards across the North American Film Festival circuit before culminating in a screening at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in 2018. After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, James is now resuming talks for this to become a feature film.
You may contact James Picard via:
https://thedarkandthewoundedofficial.com/
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