CLAUDE JAMMET

CLAUDE JAMMET, Psanky II (Red Vibernum)

Oil on paper, 22 x 22 cm

This work is a Canary on a Red Viburnum branch. The phrase "canary in a coal mine" is frequently used to refer to a person or thing which serves as an early warning of a coming crisis. By analogy, the term "climate canary" is used to refer to a species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to the danger.

The work title comes from a pysanka (plural: pysanky), a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using beeswax and dyes. They are symbolic representations of life, fertility, and the return of spring.

CLAUDE JAMMET, Oceana (diptych)

Oil on paper, 25 x 50 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Eina!

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 50 x 50 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Kiss Kiss

Oil on paper, 22 x 25.5 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Visitors Book

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 100 x 139 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Anthropocene

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 139 x 86 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Ball and Claw

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 100 x 80 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Soul of an Ape

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 70 x 70 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Flattery

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 140.5 x 80 cm

Years ago whilst visiting the Sénanque Abbey in the South of France, I read the Medieval Bestiary. I began to see that most of our prejudices about certain beasts are still based on superstitions and not on scientific fact, and at that time, I started to redress some of those myths through fable.

– Claude Jammet

CLAUDE JAMMET, Barbarie

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 18 x 24 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Marabou

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 40 x 60 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, The Finish Line

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 61 x 124 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Life

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 30 x 30 cm

My life-long production has revolved around mankind in his context of nature, but there is an urgency now to leave humanity out of the picture as the source of the decline of the natural world, and to give precedence to the species that are being wiped out daily.

- Claude Jammet

CLAUDE JAMMET, Mandylion

Oil on paper on canvas, 92 x 79.5 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Crucifixion of St Peter

Oil on paper on canvas, 94.5 x 59.5 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, This is my body

Oil on paper on canvas, 116 x 176 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Best Foot Forward

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 50 x 45 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Bisou Bisou

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 19 x 25 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Dreadlock

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 100 x 80 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Memento

Oil on paper on canvas, 45 x 36.5 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Parktown Prawn

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 23.5 x 31 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Primal Shore

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 70 x 120 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Pysanky

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 27 x 29 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Sentinel II

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 140 x 80 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Sneaker

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 140 x 91.5 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, SOS

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 110 x 80 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, The Crossing

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 119 x 127 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, The Usual Suspects

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 50 x 90 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Touch Screen

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 100 x 140 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Weather Vane

Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 100 x 70 cm

CLAUDE JAMMET, Chaperon

Oil on paper on canvas, 65 x 80 cm

The phrase "canary in a coal mine" is frequently used to refer to a person or thing which serves as an early warning of a coming crisis. By analogy, the term "climate canary" is used to refer to a species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to the danger.

CLAUDE JAMMET, Fallout

Oil on paper on canvas, 70 x 70 cm

The kākāpō, meaning ‘night parrot’ in Maori, is a large green parrot with a distinctive owl-like face and a waddling gait. They cannot fly, but they climb well. They are endemic to New Zealand and critically endangered.

CLAUDE JAMMET, Il Commendatore

Oil on paper on canvas, 140 x 100 cm

"The title of this painting is named after one of the characters from Mozart’s Don Giovanni Opera. And the commendatore is actually the father figure, who represents Saturn. He is the our castigator. He is the person who drives us." - Claude Jammet

The bird depicted is the harpy eagle, one of the largest raptors in the world. They will also hunt in open areas adjacent to forest patches. Though their range is extensive, including Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela, Harpy Eagles are generally rare and sparsely distributed. They are thought to be locally or regionally extinct in large parts of their former range, which covered most of central and north Central America.

CLAUDE JAMMET, Mascot

Oil on paper on canvas, 25 x 20 cm

In our mythology, owls are often associated with wisdom knowledge, and prophecy

- Claude Jammet

Their nocturnal habits and keen eyesight have led to their portrayal as insightful beings, while their silent flight and spooky calls have contributed to their association with the supernatural and foretelling the future.

CLAUDE JAMMET, Natron

Oil on paper on canvas, 50 x 85 cm

The Marabou Stork is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia, and down to South Africa. They can be found in a variety of habitats, both wet and arid. It often resides near human habitation, particularly around landfill sites.

CLAUDE JAMMET, The Gathering

Oil on paper on canvas, 95 x 70 cm

In the poem, the group of birds are looking for their ideal leader. I thought it was quite apt with all the elections that have been going on worldwide, with all of us trying to work out what’s going to be the best bet for us ourselves … The Gathering makes reference to political gatherings and rallies.

– Claude Jammet

Cousin to the Andean Condor, the California Condor is the largest bird in North America. The population fell to just 22 birds in the 1980s, but there are now about 275 free-flying birds in California, Utah, Arizona, and Baja California with more than 160 in captivity.

CLAUDE JAMMET, The Other Candidate

Oil on paper on canvas, 38 x 48 cm

Being up to four feet tall and with a wingspan of up to 10.5 feet, Andean Condors are considered the largest raptor in the world. Because they are so heavy (up to 33 pounds), even their enormous 10-foot wingspan needs some help to keep them aloft. For that reason, these birds prefer to live in windy areas where they can glide on air currents with little effort. Andean condors are found in mountainous regions, as their name suggests, but also live near coasts replete with ocean breezes and even deserts that feature strong thermal air currents.

CLAUDE JAMMET, The Simorgh

Oil on paper on canvas, 100 x 90 cm

In the poem, the birds refer to ‘The Simorgh’ as their ideal leader. In our mythology, owls are often associated with wisdom, knowledge and prophecy.

– Claude Jammet

The simurgh or simorgh is a benevolent bird in Persian mythology and literature. It is depicted in Iranian art as a winged creature in the shape of a bird, gigantic enough to carry off an elephant or a whale. It appears as a peacock with the head of a dog and the claws of a lion – sometimes, however, also with a human face.