James Houston is a true visionary artist that understands what it means so capture beauty in its true art form; raw. The body of his work is photographer’s dream. His work embodies great lighting technique, lack of excessive retouching and use of space is breathing. The enclosed pictorial ‘Great Faces’ is breathtaking and speak volumes. If you are a new photographer, James is the perfect mentorship to help train your eye.

James Houston is recognized as one of the leading beauty/body photographers working in America and Europe for clients including Chanel, Clinique, Donna Karan, Gap, Givenchy Paris, HUGO BOSS, Neutrogena and Victoria’s Secret.

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Bio

James Houston — Photographer: James Houston was born in 1965 in Sydney, Australia. At an early age, he began to study ceramic sculpture and design at school, where he was awarded first in the state of NSW for Art in the HSC (High School Certificate). At 19 years old, shortly after leaving school, Houston held his first solo exhibition of ceramic sculpture. He was awarded an AFA (Advertising Federation of Australia) scholarship and subsequently spent three years as an art director in Sydney and Los Angeles. While on a business trip to Tokyo in 1990, Houston bought a second-hand Nikon 35mm camera and took up photography as a hobby.

With his background in sculpture and design, Houston started photographing the naked form and developed the clean and graphic style that has become his signature. In 1993, his first photographic exhibition, “Black and Blue”, focused on the human form interacting with natural landscapes.

In 1995, the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography) awarded Houston the prestigious “Highest Score Overall” in Print for his “Buried Nude” series. In subsequent years, Houston became one of Australia’s leading fashion photographers, contributing to magazines such as Australian Vogue, Italian Harper’s Bazaar, Wallpaper and Oyster. Houston also photographed the first-ever nude cover for Australian Vogue (January 1997)….read more

SCENE: February 28, 2009
EVENT: “Paint, Pen and Poison: A Baroque Hoedown” by Darren Grealish and Ramses

One of the great things I love about Los Angeles is its artist. Darren Grealish and Ramses are no exception. With their own unique painting styles, both artist present superb presence with their vision.

The art reception curated by Rochelle Monique with showcase series of painting on aluminum panels and drawings on various grades of paper by Darren Grealish and Ramses was fresh and invigorating. This was a great low-key and fulfilling event with Stockholm Krystal Vodka, Asahi Beer & Hansen’s Natural, yummy!!!.

Darren Grealish use of color, contrast and metallic was utilized very well with his “Rock in Roll” based inspiration as he puts it. “All the celebrities I’ve illustrated in my paintings are honored with my interpretation of there likeness,” says Darren.

Ramses paintings have a great use of space and leaving you impress with the amount of negative space that surrounds a lot of his pieces drawing your eye directly to the subject at hand. His work with be featured in a upcoming major motion picture in the spring.

Please check out Darren Grealish website at www.darrengrealish.net and Ramses website at www.ramsesmedia.com. Both artist will have full features in our May/June issue of Obvious Magazine.

Special thanks to Gen Art LA and Pure Consulting (Kimberly Goodnight) for the invitation and the expose to the artist.