Our friends over at R2-KT are celebrating the artists of the galaxy, shining a light on their work during these tough times which has seen conventions cancelled and postponed and their main revenue streams cut off as other matters take precedence. Each day through June, R2-KT focuses on a talented artist of the galaxy, and today we shone a light on Jason Christman.
Born in 1971 he was raised in Oregon, and like most kids around his age his Dad took his to go see Star Wars. Since then it has set the tone for his long creative career. In the late 80′s moved to Southern California to become a photographer and darkroom guru who realized the potential of the digital world when Photoshop came to be. In the 90′s he was mentored by LightWorks Productions founder Richard Mclean. In 1998 Jason set off to become a successful freelancing Creative Director getting gigs with some of the west coast’s best advertising agencies, publications and companies. At the same time he opened a gallery in the Pomona Arts Colony where he could share some of his favorite art, music and movies with everyone he could.
In 2005 he moved back to Oregon to raise a family. His love of Star Wars never faded and when his son was born in 2009 he promptly named him Kaiden Skywalker. Around that time he started creating some minimalist designs of his favorite sci-fi memories, from Star Wars, Firefly, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Dr Who and more.
After years of digging, research and rejection he eventually found the right door to get his work licensed. In 2011 Lucasfilm approved his minimalist ship quote series and since then he has had over 30 licensed limited edition prints including being one of the artists selected to have an exclusive print the last 4 Star Wars Celebrations.
Website: www.jasonwchristman.com
Instagram: @starwarsartist https://www.instagram.com/starwarsartist
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kaidenskywalker
