Anthony James (b. 1974, London) lives and works in Los Angeles. Working across sculpture and installation, James explores perception, infinity, and the thresholds between physical space and illusion. His practice is centered on the use of light, reflection, and geometry to create immersive works that invite viewers into experiences of depth, repetition, and spatial disorientation.
Drawing from mathematics, cosmology, architecture, and metaphysical inquiry, James constructs sculptural forms that appear to extend beyond their material limits. Utilizing mirrored surfaces, glass, metal, and LED light, his works generate the illusion of infinite recession, positioning light not only as a material but as a structural and perceptual force.
Often conceived as portals or architectural thresholds, James’s works function as sites of contemplation—objects that destabilize conventional notions of scale, boundary, and orientation. Precision-engineered materials are paired with experiential immediacy, creating a tension between technological exactitude and the ineffable qualities of light and space.
By collapsing distinctions between interior and exterior, object and environment, material presence and immaterial depth, James’s practice opens a perceptual field that is immersive rather than illustrative. His works invite sustained engagement, encouraging viewers to confront ideas of infinity, presence, and perception through direct, embodied experience.