Jim Avignon

Jim Avignon ( born February 28, 1968) is a German pop art artists and representatives of the species modeste. Avignon is active as a painter, musician, illustrator and concept artist. Center of his work is in Berlin, especially the clubs of the local techno scene. Jim Avignon is known for its numerous that he produced at high speed images often sold at very low prices or even given away. His art has therefore also been called Cheap Way. From 2006 lived in Avignon New York. He currently lives in Berlin again.

Prior to his career as an artist Avignon worked according to his information, among other things as a programmer, geriatric nurses and school bus drivers.

Artistic work

His official career began as a painter Jim Avignon in the early 1990s with decorations and stage sets for rave parties. The central motif in the art of Jim Avignon is the speed of the expression of the " joie de vivre of the generation of Techno" and " the failure of the individual" in an ever- accelerating world. This is also reflected in its productivity, which is by his own admission on average 4.37 plants per day. In the 1980s he painted, for example, all the exhibits for a show in a week. Despite the style similar to the pop culture implementation, Avignon images "Communication Disaster" often refer critically to the present problems such as bribery and corruption ( "the man behind me" ) or the lack of real communication in the so-called information society ( " interview situation" or " the press conference " ).

Among the projects Avignon include a performance during the Documenta X in which he - outside the official exhibition program - every day painted a new image then destroy again, and the making of a painting with an area of 2800 m², on the occasion of the re- opening ceremony of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin was supported by 132 athletes into the stadium. Another well-known, publicly accessible work of Avignon is a painted of him part of the longest preserved section of the Berlin Wall, East Side Gallery. In October 2013, Avignon painted in a publicity campaign his own, Scheduled Monument, Wall Picture of 1991. Shortly the new mural was later seen as a backdrop in the credits of a commercials Telekom.

Work as a designer

Jim Avignon also designed Swatch watches, painted an aircraft of Deutsche BA, cars Rover and illustrated a cookbook ( high the can, 2006). At the Buddy Bear Berlin Show 2001 he designed a bear that was over a year in a prominent place on the Kurfürstendamm. Jim Avignon has published several books as well as art and graphic magazine attack delay. In the 2005 released movie One Day in Europe by Hannes Stöhr designed Avignon along with Neil Reynolds the movie poster.

Neoangin

With its " one man home electronics band" Neoangin Jim Avignon brought several albums on the market. Also, find international appearances held at clubs where Avignon is both performs as well as paints The name Neoangin loud Avignon an allusion to the same sweet neck pain pills.

His music style can be located in the broadest sense in electronic music. Neoangin plays electropop, citing among other pop of the 60s, chanson, new wave, electroclash and hip- hop. His songs are often relatively short (about two minutes) and are characterized by accessible melodies and harmonies.

Work as an illustrator

In September 2013, the first, illustrated by Jim Avignon book was published.