James Brown

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Brown
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1951(1951-10-26)
Age	73
Date Of Death	February 22, 2020, Mexico
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	Los Angeles
Horoscope	Capricorn

James Brown Biography

James Brown is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on October 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States. James Brown (September 11, 1951 – February 22, 2020) was an American-born painter active in Paris and Oaxaca, Mexico. He was most well known in the 1980s for his rough painterly semi-figurative paintings, bearing affinities to Jean-Michel Basquiat and East Village painting of the time, but with influences from primitive art and classical Western modernism.

1994 “Terrae Motus” collection, Royal Palace of Caserta

2005 Ex-Escuela Quintana Roo, “James Brown 10 acos en Oaxaca,” Mérida, Mexico. (This exhibition traveled internationally)

2007 Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris (Showing his abstract “Firmament Series”)

Born in Los Angeles, California, he received a BFA from Immaculate Heart College, Hollywood. He then spent years in Paris, and attended the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France. He rebelled against the classical training there, which he considered irrelevant, but stayed as he wanted to stay in Paris. Tours of Europe seeing renaissance and especially medieval painting of Italy influenced his work. During the 1980s, his paintings, mixing the modernist tradition of painterly application and adherence to the picture surface with clear influences from tribal art. In the early 1980s he began exhibiting in New York, and in this decade this work became a hit in the galleries and art press, sharing a look with the Bad Painting and young neo-expressionism of the East Village painters of the time. On 12 September 1987 he married Alexandra Condon, who was studying History of Art at NYU at the time. They had known each other for little more than ten years. Despite some time on the East and West coast of New York, he continued to live in Paris. With the fading of the East Village art scene he had increasingly shown in European galleries, where his work was now seen in the context of a post-war European modernism in the tradition of Jean Dubuffet. James and Alexandra had their first child, Degenhart Maria Grey Brown, on 24 September 1989 in New York. In 1991 their second boy, Cosmas And Damian Maria Todosantos Brown, was born on 6 June in Paris. On 16 April 1993, their daughter was born, Dagmar Maria Jane Brown, in New York. In 1995 he moved out to the valley of Oaxaca (Mexico) with his family, where they lived in a hacienda for nine years. During that time, James Brown continued exhibiting in Europe, the United States and Mexico. He and his wife collaborated with various artists, making rugs in a village in the mountains of Oaxaca. The rugs were made in the traditional Mexican fashion, weaved by hand on large wooden frames. James and Alexandra then decided to start making books with artists, so they started Cape Diem Press. Like the rugs, these books are printed in Oaxaca using old-fashioned and traditional methods. The books are printed in limited editions, and Carpe Diem Press continues to collaborate with artists. In 2004, they moved to the city of Mérida, in the Yucatán. Since then James Brown spent much time in Europe, exhibiting his work in France, Germany, Italy and Holland. He worked mostly in Paris.

James Brown Net Worth

James Brown is one of the richest Painter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Brown 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

James Brown has shown in many galleries from the early 1980s to the present. He has shown across the United States and Europe, as well as other places in the world, and since 1999 increasingly in Mexico. Several of his prints and paintings are included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Selected shows include:

1983 Tony Shafrazi, “Champions,” New York (Group Show with Donald Baechler, James Brown, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Futura 2000),

2001 Pace Prints, February, Catalogue raisonne graphic work. New York

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Who is James Brown Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Brown celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

How much is James Brown worth at his death?

Bouknight estimated it at only around $5 million , while previous executor Adele Pope placed it at $84 million. Bauknight told the Times his figure was consistent with the value of the estate at the time of Brown’s death as estimated by expert advisors, although Pope’s ultimately proved closer to the actual sale price.

Was James Brown born dead?

Had James Brown really been born dead? Yes. According to the autobiography James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, the Get On Up true story confirms that James Brown was stillborn or at least appeared stillborn. His Aunt Minnie breathed into his lungs to help give him oxygen until he began to take his own first breaths.

How many baby mamas did James Brown have?

James Brown
Died| December 25, 2006 (aged 73) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation| Singer dancer musician record producer
Spouse(s)| Velma Warren ​ ​ ( m. 1953; div. 1969)​ Deidre Jenkins ​ ​ ( m. 1970; div. 1981)​ Adrienne Rodriguez ​ ​ ( m. 1984; died 1996)​ Tomi Rae Hynie ​ ( m. 2001)​
Children| 9 (possibly 13; see below)

What made James Brown famous?

James Brown, known for his ability to “scream” on key and to blend multiple vocal styles together , was one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. Brown also broke new ground with his landmark “live and in concert” album Live at the Apollo (1963), which stayed on the charts for 66 weeks.

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