Presentation
Mike JACOBS was born on August 2, 1950 in New York City (USA), where he grew up and currently resides.
Born and raised in an urban environment, he started drawing in his early twentieth year after a friend gave him a Rapidograph pen.
“When I was studying art in high school, it didn't really speak to me, but this Rapidograph opened a door. It felt like an extension of my hand,… and I started to draw, letting the pen guide me. "
Self-taught artist, he then builds his style through his trial and error, drawing inspiration from the artists he appreciates the most: Picasso, Miro, Leger, Stuart Davis, Chagall, Richard Lindner, Kandinsky ;
“I think that I share with these artists a primitive bond, made of enthusiasm, spontaneity, and desire for colors, with, above all, the pleasure of creating; because luckily for me, I have been able to draw like a child since I was 20 years old. "
His style flourishes and asserts itself as his experiments with colors, shapes and composition evolve.
His creative imagination is inspired by current events (scenes from the world of music, sport, nature, personal concerns, international events ...), which his style frees from all academic constraints, first resurfacing a liberated expression. born from his subconscious, before his work was restructured in a perfect balance of chromatic and graphic composition.
His current materials incorporate colored pencils, gel pens and acrylic paint markers on a black cotton board, which brings out the bright contrasts and graphics of the composition.
Perfectly in line with the Free Figuration movement, Mike JACOBS is now represented permanently and exclusively in Europe by the Galerie Plurielle in Sète.
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Three masted ship in Sète Harbor
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 51 x 82 x 0.4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 32.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,776
Fishing in time of Covid
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 41 x 51 x 1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch
$888
Inspiré par Candice Renoir
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 122 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch
$4,662
Klimt Interprétation #3
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$1,088
On the beach (diptych)
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 82 x 102 x 0.4 cm Painting - 32.3 x 40.2 x 0.2 inch
$3,552
Fish concert at theater of the sea
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$1,088
Violonist and Bassplayer
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 51 x 82 x 0.4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 32.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,776
Musicians in living color
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$1,088
Jousting Mayhem
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 50.5 x 81.5 x 0.4 cm Painting - 19.9 x 32.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,998
Water Jousters in action
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,088
Fishing with Boat traffic
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,088
Blues Band triptyque
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 81.5 x 150 x 0.5 cm Painting - 32.1 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
$5,106
Vertical Sète (triptyque)
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 138 x 61 x 2.4 cm Painting - 54.3 x 24 x 0.9 inch
$3,330
Klimt interprétation #1
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$1,088
Mount St Clair comes alives
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Klimt Interprétation #6 : the kiss
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch
Sold
Sète in action (quadriptyque)
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 184 x 2.4 cm Painting - 24 x 72.4 x 0.9 inch
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Octopus Transformation
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 51 x 124 x 1.5 cm Painting - 20.1 x 48.8 x 0.6 inch
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Vertical Sète ( quadriptyque-totem)
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 184 x 61 x 2.4 cm Painting - 72.4 x 24 x 0.9 inch
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Psychedelic Sète (diptych)
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 61 x 92 x 2.4 cm Painting - 24 x 36.2 x 0.9 inch
Sold
Exhibitions dedicated to Mike Jacobs
Galerie PLURIELLE
Fun Class
From May 6, 2024 to April 19, 2025
Galerie PLURIELLE
Cocktails
From March 16, 2024 to September 24, 2024
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