20 Times This Artist Made The Streets More Interesting With His Creative Street Art
Street artist Jamie Paul Scanlon, aka JPS, is a pro when it comes to incorporating environmental elements into his works.
Jamie Paul Scanlon, aka JPS, is a British artist based in Germany who is making the streets more interesting one art piece at a time. The artist has his own distinctive style which often features characters from well-known video games and TV shows in his works, and is a pro at incorporating various environmental elements into his works, such as railings and drain covers.
In a recent interview with Bored Panda, Jamie said that even though he was into art since a young age, he grew up in an environment that held little opportunity. "Then a series of events and the murders of 2 close friends sent me down a twelve-year path of heavy drink and drug use," revealed the artist. However, things would eventually change for the better.
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Back in 2009, Jamie's friend took him to see a Banksy museum show. "I loved the concept of using full-size stencils on walls. It planted the seed to face my addictions and I began self-teaching and hitting walls," said the artist.
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Jamie says that he hates the money and business side of art, and prefers to concentrate his energy on delivering new works to the world. "The problem is I find it difficult to give Banksy any credit for my creation these days because of the two things I found out the past couple of years: the proof I have of his team blackballing my career and blocking my media. Which is a pity," revealed the artist.
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"To me, a world without any art would be very dull, although there is no better artist than Mother Nature herself," says Jamie. "Personally, it gave me a purpose and reason to live. I'm proud of how far I’ve come from the walking corpse I once was."
See more of Jamie's works below!
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Back in 2009, Jamie's friend took him to see a Banksy museum show. "I loved the concept of using full-size stencils on walls. It planted the seed to face my addictions and I began self-teaching and hitting walls," said the artist.
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Jamie says that he hates the money and business side of art, and prefers to concentrate his energy on delivering new works to the world. "The problem is I find it difficult to give Banksy any credit for my creation these days because of the two things I found out the past couple of years: the proof I have of his team blackballing my career and blocking my media. Which is a pity," revealed the artist.
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"To me, a world without any art would be very dull, although there is no better artist than Mother Nature herself," says Jamie. "Personally, it gave me a purpose and reason to live. I'm proud of how far I’ve come from the walking corpse I once was."
See more of Jamie's works below!
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