JAMES
ART SHOW
Sat 4/25/26 7-11pm
La, Ca 90028
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LA born creative. Designer, friend, and educator.
Displaying my journey of "How do I be creative again?"
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PHOTOGRAPHER, COMMUNITY BUILDER, NUDIST
Premiering his work for the first time, the body of work will bare all.
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James Hsu is my husband, James Nelson-Adams is my best friend.
They have supported my creative spirit the majority of my life, and I’m blessed to be able to pursue the creative field thanks to their love.This show is an opportunity to showcase their talents— I will be contributing a 7 foot tall portrait of each of them for the show.
Who inspires you?
Who inspires you?
“Anyone who is passionate about what they do. I envy the person who doesn’t give a fuck about fame or fortune, and is just living life on their terms, deeply in tune with their own happiness and satisfaction in life.”
“Gordon Parks — because he made the body a site of dignity and power before the world was ready. He showed that a Black man behind the lens could redefine how Black life is seen. That’s the lineage I’m working in.”
What do you want people to feel when viewing your work?
What do you want people to feel when viewing your work?
“I mostly just want them to experience something. That can be good, bad, repulsed, anything. I’m simply creating for myself and maybe the person who was like me to relive my past experiences.”
“Seen. Specifically, the kind of seen that’s uncomfortable at first — where you can’t look away because the image is asking something of you. I want people to sit with their own gaze.”
Why do you create?
Why do you create?
“To create something is to be human. To be human is to be flawed. It’s poetic isn’t it? Nothing is perfect nor should it be. Thats the exercise. Let go and release something you create into the world. Thats the muscle I’m trying to rediscover within myself.”
“I create because the alternative is disappearing. The self-portrait is survival documentation. I keep going because every image I make is proof I was here — fully, unashamed, on my own terms.”