James Marsh (artist)
James Marsh | |
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| Alma mater | Batley College of Art & Design |
| Occupations | Visual artist, illustrator, designer |
| Website | jamesmarsh |
James Marsh (born July 27, 1946)[1] is an English visual artist, illustrator and designer. He studied design and display at the Batley College of Art & Design, and graduated with a National Diploma in Design and college diplomas. He is also a founding member of the Association of Illustrators.
Notable works by Marsh include Time magazine covers, neo-surreal cover paintings for paperback reprints of Ross Macdonald books, cover art for all of the studio albums released by the English band Talk Talk,[2] and his gatefold artwork for Jamiroquai's chart-topping debut album, Emergency on Planet Earth, in 1993.[3] In 1988, James Marsh also illustrated the front sleeve of the famous Christmas EP Crackers International for the band Erasure.
In 1982, he first appeared in Who's Who in Graphic Art, published by Graphis Press in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1991, his first book, Bizarre Birds & Beasts, was published by Pavilion Books (UK) and Penguin Books (US). In 2003, The Independent newspaper named him one of the "Top Ten Leading British Illustrators". From 2012 to 2014, Marsh was invited to create the branding for the Transmusicales festival in Rennes, France. In 2015, Marsh was inducted into the Album Cover Hall of Fame in the US.
Bibliography
- Laughing Waters (1967), written by The Kontikis, illustrated by James Marsh, published by World Record Club
- The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics (1969), compiled by Alan Aldridge
- The Piper's Broken Finger (1976), written by The Boys of the Lough, illustrated by James Marsh, published by Transatlantic Records
- World Tales (1979), compiled by Idries Shah
- The Party's Over (1982), written by Talk Talk, illustrated by James Marsh, published by EMI Records
- The Cow Book (1983), compiled by Marc Gallant, illustrated by Marc Gallant, Wayne Anderson, Keleck, James Marsh, Braldt Bralds, Yōko Ochida, Michel Guiré-Vaka, B. G. Sharma, Lidia Postma, Bushiri, Jean-Christian Knaff, Luba Simansky, Binette Schroeder, Étienne Delessert, Martin Leman, Jocelyne Pache, Boris Vallejo, Claude Lapointe, Nicholas Price, Josef Paleček, Waldemar Świerzy, Ivan Generalić, Mark Hess, Alain Gauthier, Robert Giusti, and Robert Rodriguez, published by Alfred A. Knopf
- It's My Life (1984), written by Talk Talk, illustrated by James Marsh, published by EMI Records
- Keats (1984), written by Keats, illustrated by James Marsh, published by EMI Records
- The Colour of Spring (1986), written by Talk Talk, illustrated by James Marsh, published by EMI Records
- Spirit of Eden (1988), written by Talk Talk, illustrated by James Marsh, published by Parlophone
- Bizarre Birds & Beasts (1991)
- Emergency on Planet Earth (1993), written by Jamiroquai, illustrated by James Marsh, published by S2 Records
References
- ↑ https://designreviewed.com/designer/james-marsh/
- ↑ Guerin, Harry. "Spirit of Talk Talk by James Marsh, Chris Roberts and Toby Benjamin". RTÉ, 25 February 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2021
- ↑ "Jamiroquai". FUEL. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
- Official website
- "Shedding Weight", Time magazine cover, 20 January 1986.