James Cochran
aka Jimmy C

Biography of James Cochran aka Jimmy C

James Cochran aka Jimmy C, is an Australian painter and street artist who lives and works in London. Initially a graffiti artist, he quickly played a key role in the development of the underground graffiti movement in Australia in the early 1990s. He holds a Masters degree from Les Beaux Arts of the University of South Australia, where he demonstrated a deep interest in realism, figurative art and… oil paints.

His paintings and frescos (some of them are monumental) deal with various subjects: cityscapes, poetic scenes, portraits…

Techniques

His achievements in graffiti and oil painting have converged and led him to develop his signature pointillist aerosol style, a unique and clearly identifiable style: he can be recognized by his colour palette and his technique, inspired by drip painting, which consists in  layering several drops of aerosol paint on a vertical surface and letting them flow.

The result can evoke the French impressionists of the 19th century.