JJ Adams
JJ Adams, originally from Plymouth, UK, spent part of his childhood in Cape Town, South Africa after emigrating with his family in the early 1980s. Growing up, he was heavily influenced by time spent in the studio of contemporary landscape artist Derric van Rensburg, where he developed an appreciation for bold colour and graphic-led visuals. He later studied graphic design at Cape College while simultaneously apprenticing at a busy tattoo studio in central Cape Town, helping to shape his distinctive style.
In 1998, Adams returned to the UK to continue his education at Plymouth College of Art and Design, focusing on commercial printing. Before establishing himself in the fine art world, he worked as a freelance graphic designer and sign maker, experiences that continue to inform his work today.
Now recognized as one of the UK’s most exciting contemporary artists, Adams combines a variety of techniques and media in his pieces, including spray paint, hand-painted acrylics, screen printing, collage, digital matte painting, and photography.
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