James Herbert

Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1938 (age 88)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

James Herbert is an internationally known American painter and filmmaker. His work is known for its obsession with the nude figure in romantic and erotic figurations with an emphasis on the role of sexuality and scene context. Herbert was born in 1938 in Boston and grew up in Rhode Island. He began his informal art education as a teenager attending nude figure drawing classes at the Rhode Island School of Design. He earned his B.A. degree in art history from Dartmouth College in 1960 and his M.F.A. in painting in 1962 from the University of Colorado where he studied briefly with Clyfford Still and Stan Brakhage.

Known For

Filmography

2007
Abandoned House poster

Abandoned House

Movie · Director

2004
Rabbit Pix

Rabbit Pix

Movie · Director

2002
La Presenza poster

La Presenza

Movie · Director

2000
Jumbo Aqua

Jumbo Aqua

Movie · Director

1999
Speedy Boys poster

Speedy Boys

Movie · Director

1997
Scars poster

Scars

Movie · Director

1996
A Peach, A Bird, A Fish

A Peach, A Bird, A Fish

Movie · Director

1996
Kolja & Sana

Kolja & Sana

Movie · Director

1995
Wind

Wind

Movie · Director

1993
Di Luce in Luce

Di Luce in Luce

Movie · Director

1993
Waves & Particles

Waves & Particles

Movie · Director

1993
Still Life With Fish

Still Life With Fish

Movie · Director

1992
John Five

John Five

Movie · Director

1991
R.E.M.: This Film Is On

R.E.M.: This Film Is On

Movie · Director

1991
Low

Low

Movie · Director

1990
Near Luther Moon's

Near Luther Moon's

Movie · Director

1990
Alcove in the Palazzo Rosso

Alcove in the Palazzo Rosso

Movie · Director

1988
Automan poster

Automan

Movie · Director

1988
Fish

Fish

Movie · Director

1987
R.E.M.: Succumbs poster

R.E.M.: Succumbs

Movie · Director

1987
Trains

Trains

Movie · Director

1987
Piano poster

Piano

Movie · Director

1986
Soundings poster

Soundings

Movie · Director

1986
Island poster

Island

Movie · Director

1985
Theater poster

Theater

Movie · Director

1985
River

River

Movie · Director

1984
Frontier

Frontier

Movie · Director

1984
Hotel poster

Hotel

Movie · Director

1983
Carnival poster

Carnival

Movie · Director

1983
Herodiade

Herodiade

Movie · Director

1983
Window

Window

Movie · Director

1982
Cantico poster

Cantico

Movie · Director

1982
Cameo poster

Cameo

Movie · Director

1981
Pony poster

Pony

Movie · Director

1980
Two Figures poster

Two Figures

Movie · Director

1980
Solitaire

Solitaire

Movie · Director

1979
Mars

Mars

Movie · Director

1978
Dearing

Dearing

Movie · Director

1978
Dearing II

Dearing II

Movie · Director

1977
Clove

Clove

Movie · Director

1977
Silk poster

Silk

Movie · Director

1975
Night Horses poster

Night Horses

Movie · Director

1975
Glass

Glass

Movie · Director

1975
Cloth

Cloth

Movie · Director

1974
Three poster

Three

Movie · Director

1974
Apalachee poster

Apalachee

Movie · Director

1973
January

January

Movie · Director

1972
Pear II

Pear II

Movie · Director

1972
Pear I

Pear I

Movie · Director

1972
Plum

Plum

Movie · Director

1972
Fig

Fig

Movie · Director

1971
Primigravida

Primigravida

Movie · Director

1971
Maypops poster

Maypops

Movie · Director

1970
Porch Glider poster

Porch Glider

Movie · Director

1970
Pluto

Pluto

Movie · Director

1969
Arc

Arc

Movie · Director

1968
Outscape

Outscape

Movie · Director