James Douglas Fils-Aimè
b.1987
James Douglas Fils-Aimè was born and raised in East New York, Brooklyn. He resides in Bed Stuy.
My project is realized through commitment to painting, image making and woodwork.
Introspection, historic research and playful wandering/wondering come together in the studio. Experimentation, iteration and time distill these possibilities into pregnant forms.
Painting is a way of thinking.
To paint a portrait is to look deeply.
To copy is to know.
To know is to love.
The act of making is a crystallization. The making is the Art. The object is the residue. Art is a fact.
An audience is given a gift. Time.
Interpretations are myriad, assessment of the stranger is preconditioned.
knowledge of self is of the essence.
Selected Exhibitions
“Dust Clay Man Woman” group exhibit at Blanc Studios, Brooklyn. Curated by James Douglas Fils-Aime
“Flora and Fauna” 1053 Gallery Fleischmans, NY
“Black Gold” Fable Jones Studios Brooklyn, NY
The Brucennial 2012: ‘Harderer, Betterer, Fasterer, and Strongerer’ -The Bruce High Quality Foundation New York, NY
New Jersey Museum of Contemporary Art, Inaugural Exhibition: "IT’S ALL AMERICAN". Curated by Alex Gartenfeld and Haley Mellin.
Celebrate Brooklyn presents "Field of Dreams" Art Installation Brooklyn, NY
"Paper Alter" Crooked Tree Gallery Brooklyn, NY
Bruce High Quality Foundation- Brucennial 2010 "Miseducation" New York, NY
"40 x 19 x 11 Emerging Artists" M55 art LIC, NY
"Mediums At the Print Factory" Print Factory Gallery New York, NY
2/20 Gallery, Group Show New York, NY