International Investment Art Gallery
 is
proud to present:   
James Brooks III Gallery

         James recalls drawing on the sidewalk with chalk outside his home at about the age of five or six. As James approached the age of nine, his first recollection of colors are the crayons his mother often brought home from work for him to use, and the wonderful set of water colors" that was subsequently given to him as a Christmas gift from his mother and stepfather was the beginning of James' artistic development. After attending and studying painting for two semester at Alabama State College, James left the classroom and in pursuit of uniqueness, so he studied on his own. In the course of self-instruction, James became attracted to an archiac style of painting which the French school labled "trompe liel". This was a strategically super-realistic approach at deceiving the eyes of the viewer in an attempt to invoke the desired touch. This approach influence James to develop his approach which is "Ethnic Fusion". James states" What I have produced so far are some relatively plain and simple examples of what I consider a reflection of American social concepts. It appears from my observation that every artist of any notoriety tends to intuitively incorporate into his or her efforts some aspects of their ethnicity. Thus Black Art is called Black Art as distinguishable from most other ethnic arts by some motif within each work, which reflects something of the artists ethnicity or race. However, such individuals statements hardly distinguish any of these efforts as truly American as America in concepts is billed to represent devoid of any recognition or preference to race, creed, color or origin..."E pluribus unum"". Out of a hopeful understanding to appreciate the concept of equality and oneness of all people as I have perceived of the voice of the United States Constitution's drafters, my attempt to reflect in my art, that same sense of equality has produced what I call "Ethnic Fusion". Utimately, I hope to craft a style that will entertain your curiosity for years to come.