No exaggeration, no hyperbole, no outrage can realistically describe the extent and pace of change... in fact, only the exaggerations appear to be true. -Warren Bennis (1968)

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Portfolio
Atmospheres
Atmospheres

American Landscapes by James Greene
(Silkscreens on 100-lb bristol board, 2010)

EAST BY SOUTHEAST
EAST BY SOUTHEAST

Here are images of Eastern Washington State between Cheney and Steptoe Butte State Park. The fog lifted around noon. What we could see of the landscape was foreign to us. Things emerged and patterns were discerned. The mist created a unifying awareness.

Photo Portfolio
Photo Portfolio

Photography 2009

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This is a portfolio of 20 photographic images taken between 2008 and 2010. For many, I used a waterproof Olympus Stylus. I have two young children and take copious pictures in a wide variety of climates and conditions. I have honed my picture making practice [...]

In Defense of Thingness
In Defense of Thingness

In Defense of Thingness12:00 p.m., EWU Gallery of Art, Art Building The EWU Gallery of Art is pleased to be hosting an exhibition of new works by James Greene, Nov. 12 through Dec. 10, 2009.

The artist will give a lecture on Thursday, Nov. 12, at noon, in the EWU art auditorium. A reception will be [...]

SALTA: The Weight of the World (part 1)
SALTA: The Weight of the World (part 1)

The artist attempts and repeatedly fails to press an air-filled ball deep into the water of a swimming pool at night. The action is like the opposite of that of Atlas straining under the weight of the world. The ball keeps falling upward as the artist continues to work.

Space Travel
Space Travel

Postcards from the voyage. August 2009.

Mate (2004)
Mate (2004)

Inkjet prints, Yes Paste, Foam-Cor, wood, 8×11x71.

Stay-ca-tion-ary
Stay-ca-tion-ary

Summer 2009.

Porta(b)l(e) Hole (2008)
Porta(b)l(e) Hole  (2008)

The collapse of the division between art and life,

I, PLUTO (2009)
I, PLUTO  (2009)

I, Pluto: A flimsy mockup of democracy.

MORAL HAZARDS (2009)
MORAL HAZARDS  (2009)

The final images are then integrated into wordless comics that others complete.

SUB BURGS (2007)
SUB BURGS  (2007)

As we transition away from fossil fuels, will the endless housing developments that fill the country become ghost towns?

Valuistics: The Making Of (2006)
Valuistics: The Making Of   (2006)

“I rock Louis Vuitton ‘cause I’m fresh like that.”

Lithographs 2003-2006
Lithographs   2003-2006

…using stone lithography to create mock historical prints that parody the notion of American aristocracy and play with concepts of taste and class.

Silkscreen Prints and Other Graphics 2001-2008
Silkscreen Prints and Other Graphics  2001-2008

The advantage of the screen process lies not only with its superflatness and repeatability, but also how it can plug into any other way of working, i.e- sculpture.