{"id":128354,"date":"2023-04-27T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=128354"},"modified":"2023-04-26T17:06:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T22:06:50","slug":"young-artists-to-watch-at-double-decker-this-year-james-kane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/young-artists-to-watch-at-double-decker-this-year-james-kane\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Artists to Watch at Double Decker This Year: James Kane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Artistic Style:<\/strong> Figurative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown:<\/strong> Baton Rouge & St. Francisville, Louisiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How long have you lived in Oxford\/Water Valley?<\/strong> Almost 10 months<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early art experience:<\/strong> I took an art class every year from 6th grade until I graduated high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art school?<\/strong> I got my BFA in Painting & Sculpture from Louisiana State University and my MFA in Painting from Indiana University in Bloomington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite book or author:<\/strong> This is a question I could spend paragraphs answering. To keep it quick, One Hundred Years of Solitude<\/em> by Gabriel G\u00e1rcia M\u00e1rquez and Maurice<\/em> by E.M. Forster are two that I feel like I\u2019ll always be able to return to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you work out of a studio?<\/strong> Yes, I\u2019m currently set up in the back space at Bozarts Gallery in Water Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many hours do you spend in your studio each day?<\/strong> It really depends on what projects\/deadlines I\u2019m working towards. A light day might be four hours, a long day could be up to nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite project you\u2019ve completed:<\/strong> Every time I finish a painting, it\u2019s my favorite painting I\u2019ve ever made. As far as fully realized projects go, I\u2019m still proud of my MFA thesis exhibition from Spring 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three ideas you want to explore in art:<\/strong> I\u2019m interested in the intersection between history, memory, and intimacy as it pertains to contemporary representations of queerness. Since moving back to the South, I\u2019ve been thinking more about how place affects those themes; it\u2019s something I\u2019d like to more fully incorporate into my work in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides your booth at Double Decker this year, where can we see some of your art on display?<\/strong> I recently helped curate an exhibition at Bozarts Gallery called The Welcome. It is a tribute to Water Valley author Hubert Creekmore, in conjunction with the re-release of his 1948 novel of the same name. The show runs through May 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a \u201cday job\u201d? If so, where?<\/strong> This is always in flux, but for now I\u2019m teaching Art Appreciation at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite music\/bands:<\/strong> True crime podcasts. Also, melancholic queer musicians like Ethel Cain, Orville Peck, and boygenius are in regular rotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some of your other hobbies?<\/strong> I read as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do you hang out in Water Valley?<\/strong> I spend a ton of time (and money) at Magnolia Coffee Co. in Water Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aspirations:<\/strong> I have experience working in museums and galleries and was recently involved in curating the show currently up at Bozarts, so doing more work like that would be awesome. I guess a long-term goal might be to own my own gallery, but that would no doubt be way down the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website and\/or social media:<\/strong> jameskaneart.com<\/a>, @jameskaneart on Instagram\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a \u201cday job\u201d? If so, where? <\/strong>I have a few! I have a passion for sustainable agriculture, so I\u2019ve worked at Yokna Bottoms Farm for a few years. I also work at End of All Music selling records, love it there as well. Other activities include teaching private art lessons to budding artists around town and occasional bartending\/serving with a catering company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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