James Klinge (b. 1983) is an artist from Glasgow, Scotland that brings an exciting contemporary approach to traditional forms of portraiture and figurative painting, specialising with hand cut stencils and spray paint. The subjects in his paintings aim to tell a story whether from historic influence and sources or based on current affairs.
Whilst inspired by the classical masters of figurative painting, Klinge has dedicated the past two decades developing his control of spray paint and manipulates it in a unique way. The texture and mark making create the illusion of something closer to oil painting than something straight from a can.