The JJ Adams thread

Have you done a DeLorean?

It's a self-portrait mate. She's the easiest person to spot at an exhibition. ( And that's her own bra )

I do hope to learn a lot more,still can't work out what the long fingered bra wearing eye ball frog monster is yet though , maybe I can be enlightened on that one so I can as I said learn more.

Hey that boba fett driving the Delorean is actually pretty cool, your getting there.

Ok pretty sure it's been covered here before but my argument for liking this stuf so much is a simple one , really it just ticks all the boxes for a nerd like me. I suppose the first thing to grab me with the star wars stuff was the Leia , it's all the detail and refrences to the movies. So it's not just sticking a tattoo of a flower on her arm , the tattoos all
Have movie refrences like " alderan never again " and the gun has " shoot first " on the barrel , her eyes are not reflecting catch lights they are in fact x-wings and the Death Star, lots of cool little bits that sometimes you don't see.

The boba fett " its a trap " is brilliant for this , you only have to look at the different flavours of ice cream and the stickers and little extras that are dotted all over the picture. I see something new each time i look at it.

The new releases Well I loved the " rouge trooper " and looking at the preview picture I actually had to stop my self pouring over it as I want to get it up on the wall step back and have a good look and not spoil the hidden details that I know will be all over it, kinda like wanting to see the next Star Wars episode 7 trailer but also not wanting to ruin the surprise , if you get me

Love the fact that there are only 95 pictures of the boba fett out there i absolutely love the fact that in the entire world i have 1 of 95, But suppose that's the collector in me . Some comments about Athena prints , come on Athena prints?!? They mass produced Millions of £4 posters of girls scratching their bums playing tennis ( great pic I might add ) not really the same as a run of 95 is it.

I also think it's wrong to just assume that he loads a pic into photoshop and adds a few tags , his work is all very different and a lot is painted, I also have " time traveler " and " Bratt at at " which are completey different in style and finish to the tatoo series .

Also what's wrong with using photoshop?? I am a professional photographer and my work involves major amounts of image manipulation now that back in the day of dark rooms would never be possible, so is it to be assumed because I manipulate an image and use photoshop that it's shit and has any less value in the photographic world?

So I think people that are slagging his work of for the use of photoshop need to get off that particular train and look at the work that goes into the image. Is taking an image of bobba fett and spending hours and hours working on it inside a computer less of an achievement than taking a picture of the queen and adding a drippy bit of paint from her eyes or taking a pixelated space invader and adding a few more pixels to it so it looks like a ziggy invader , which by the way is fucking cool.

i think having positive and negative opinions give everyone on here a greater understanding of where people stand on artists works. this thread has been great imo. its never got personal to the artist. the money side hasn't dominated the thread, just good constructive comments and some fun banter. I'm glad this is not a jj adams love fest, would end up a fan page, this is not what a art forum should be about.

i personally like his work,don't care how its created personally. in fact, probably takes him more time to create a piece than it does banksy, cutting a PH stencil of a rat and then spraying on a piece of paper (although id take the rat any day)
I have contempary and urban art in my home, more originals than prints and i love them for different reasons,this goes for jj as well.

His work just brings out the kid in me, the one that wants to own all of the lego star wars sets but have never owned one. The old man that still has his 20 year old power peralta skateboard and pops to the off licence on it once in a while to buy a bottle of chateauneuf du pape.The guy that still thinks the stone roses are relevant. This kid in me is dying by the day unfortunately, adult life and the tax man helps take care of that.

His work does actually does have so much detail that is relevant to the chosen theme as well. its not groundbreaking but these images (not all) do grab peoples attention. these people are not art enthusiasts,collectors as we know them, just folk in their 30's to 50's with a bit of disposable income that love the images for their home. I know sentimental reasons doesn't necessarily make good artwork,but who cares, we like what we like.

Trust me mate I have not been offended by anyone on here I just find the negativity astounding , and would hope that in my response that comes accross... Like I said before I thought the people in my pinball fourum were harsh, well they are pussy cats compared to some of the bitches on here

great lets organise a fight although id stay away from their index fingers, probably strong a fuck

I'll probably get my arse kicked by some deaf, dumb and blind kid.

I did ask if this was the wrong place... Clearly in your strange eyes it is , how about setting up and Athena page then? I still have a few posters from back in the 80's like the cat hanging from a tree and the Mrs has the iconic man holding baby poster....
Anyway my friend show me another image like the " it's a trap " print then please as I am always up for more boba fett related ikea prints as you put it

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Well done will.
If you like it. Stand your ground.
Intelligent discussion is what we are after here.

Thanks guys