Remarkable 3D graffiti by Jimmy Cochran
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Australian-born graffiti artist Jimmy Cochran has painted walls from the Bronx to Berlin and is recognized equally in fine art galleries as graffiti street tours in London. Last month, Cochran unveiled his latest project, pushing the boundaries of his pointillist-inspired art style with 3D graffiti techniques.
Living in London, Cochran has been working on developing 3D graffiti for years now. He explains: ‘This is something that has been on my mind for a long time. I first started testing this style in my studio and recently took it to the streets, painting my first piece,’Girl With Spheres 3D’, on the wall of the Bird & Ballard coffee shop, at The Foundary in London’. A main challenge of the style, Cochran says, is making sure the work is equally effective in 3D and as a stand alone street piece. The Bird & Ballard coffee shop has been handing 3D glasses to interested passersby.
3 comments
Chu Tuesday 11 December 2012
It is wide and common knowledge that I specialise in stereoscopic painting in aerosol paint, so anybody making this specific claim, that it is his or her pioneering method, in 2012 – is simply out of date research.
Another (renowned) UK graffiti artist forwarded your article, which prompted me to write to you and supply the necessary information. The text accompanying the article is misleading and untrue. I want you to correct the copy please.
Could you also let me know the source of your article, as similar articles on the web have the same author, copy & image?
Thanks
Chu
James Cochran Wednesday 12 December 2012
In relation to my recent 3D wall, the artist Chu has reminded me that he has been working with stereoscopic or anaglyphic 3d for a while now in his artwork. I suspected that other artist’s must have been working with this already, and I did not wish to claim that I was the first. In any case our styles and approaches are quite different. I am nevertheless sending my respect and acknowledgement out to this artist.
Florie Wednesday 12 December 2012
That aggressive smug message really honours you and your art. Are you going to claim royalties or start a prosecution because a journalist dared call Cochran a pioneer in a technique you believe you invented?