Ian Bloom
Ian Bloom | |
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| Born | February 15, 1990 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Artist, musician, filmmaker, actor, author |
| Years active | 2008 - present |
| Known for | Golf; Swagger; Driver |
| Website | ianbloom |
Ian Bloom (born February 15, 1990) is an American artist, musician, filmmaker, actor, and author born in Hollywood, Los Angeles. His practice spans painting, photography, recorded music, film, performance, literature.[1]
Bloom’s visual-art catalogue includes paintings and photographs made between 2008 and 2022. He also writes, performs, produces, and arranges his own rock music; writes, directs, produces, photographs, and performs in his own films; and is the author of sixteen books.[2]
Early life
Bloom was born on February 15, 1990, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.[3] Bloom studied art history at Columbia University at sixteen and comparative literature at UC Berkeley at seventeen before graduating from NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Career
Visual art
Bloom’s visual-art catalogue comprises paintings and photographs made between 2008 and 2022. His photographs include Head of War, Paris and a five-work group made in Chicago in 2016. His paintings include early works made in New York and the Road works made in Los Angeles and New York.[4]
Music
Bloom writes, performs, produces, and arranges his own recorded music, including vocals, guitar, and bass. His first released studio album, Swagger, was recorded in 2024 and released on August 14, 2025. The album contains ten tracks.[5][6]
His recording catalogue also includes Laid, Swagger II, Swagger III, Golf, Know, and Meet Ian Bloom. Golf, a ten-track instrumental rock album, was released September 4, 2026. The remaining projects are recorded but unreleased.[2]
Film and performance
Bloom writes, directs, produces, photographs, edits, and performs in his own films. Driver, a 23-minute short released in 2016, was written, directed, produced, photographed, edited, and performed by Bloom.[7][8]
Star Vehicle, produced in 2025, is an 82-minute feature in which Bloom performs the dual leading roles of the Star and the Suit. The film is completed but unreleased and is listed by MUBI.[9][10]
King is a 65-minute silent neo-noir feature in which Bloom plays an art dealer. Big Time is a one-man feature set in New York, with Bloom as the sole on-screen performer in the role of the Gangster. Both films are in post-production.[11][12]
Star Vehicle (2026), produced in 2025, is an 82-minute feature in which Bloom performs the dual leading roles of the Star and the Suit. The film is released and is listed by MUBI.[13]
Writing and publishing
Bloom’s long-form catalogue began with The Western Road, written in 2011. His subsequent work includes fiction, screenplays, interviews, poetry, and philosophical prose. Screwdriver was first published in paperback in 2016 and was followed by Natural Press hardcover editions of Screwdriver, Savage Recreation, and Raw Canvas in 2024 and King Kong in 2025. A larger hardcover program issued in 2026 brought his published catalogue to sixteen books[14][2]
The first four Natural Press hardcovers were reviewed by Kirkus Reviews through its Kirkus Indie program. The reviews were mixed and characterized the books as experimental, genre-mixing works. Raw Canvas received a “Get It” verdict.[15] The review of King Kong highlighted its highly specific introspection and philosophical digressions, noting that these elements were likely to divide readers.[16][17][18][19]
Works
Music
| Title | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Swagger | Recorded 2024; released 2025 | Released |
| Laid | 2025 | Recorded; in post-production |
| Swagger II | 2025 | Recorded; in post-production |
| Swagger III | 2025 | Recorded; in post-production |
| Golf | 2026 | Released |
| Know | 2026 | Recorded; in post-production |
| Meet Ian Bloom | 2026 | Recorded; in post-production |
Selected visual art
Paintings
| Title | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Untitled, New York | 2011 | New York |
| No. 8, New York | 2012 | New York |
| Road No. 1, Los Angeles | 2016 | Los Angeles |
| Road, New York | 2016 | New York |
| Road No. 3, New York | 2016 | New York |
| Fire, New York | 2016 | New York |
| Ocean, New York | 2016 | New York |
| Road No. 2, New York | 2016 | New York |
| Road, Los Angeles | 2022 | Los Angeles |
Photographs
| Title | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Head of War, Paris | 2008 | Paris |
| The Light Well, Chicago | 2016 | Chicago |
| The Black Figure, Chicago | 2016 | Chicago |
| The Red Room, Chicago | 2016 | Chicago |
| Blue Plane, Chicago | 2016 | Chicago |
Film
| Title | Production year | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 2016 | Short film; 23 minutes | Released |
| Star Vehicle | 2025 | Feature film; 82 minutes | Completed; unreleased |
| King | 2026 | Feature film; 65 minutes | In post-production; unreleased |
| Big Time | 2026 | Feature film; runtime forthcoming | In post-production; unreleased |
| Star Vehicle | 2025 | Feature film; 82 minutes | Released |
Books
The order below follows Bloom’s published catalogue. Earlier publication dates are retained where independently documented; 2026 identifies the current Natural Press hardcover program.[2]
| Title | Edition history |
|---|---|
| Screwdriver | Paperback, 2016; Natural Press hardcover, 2024; |
| Savage Recreation | Natural Press hardcover, 2024; |
| Raw Canvas | Natural Press hardcover, 2024; |
| King Kong | Natural Press hardcover, 2025; |
| The Western Road | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| Chaos Free | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| Simulation | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| Victory’s Judge | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| The Interviews | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| Star Vehicle | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| Manifest Destiny | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| New York | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| Fate | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| Real Life | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| King | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
| Driver | Natural Press hardcover, 2026 |
References
- ↑ "About Ian Bloom". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Archive". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Ian Bloom — Biography". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Art". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Swagger". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Swagger by Ian Bloom". Amazon Music. August 14, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Driver". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Driver". United States Copyright Office Public Records System. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Star Vehicle". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Star Vehicle". MUBI. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "King". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Big Time". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Star Vehicle". Ian Bloom. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Screwdriver". Ian Bloom. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Ian Bloom". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Screwdriver". Kirkus Reviews. June 10, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Savage Recreation". Kirkus Reviews. June 10, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Raw Canvas". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "King Kong". Kirkus Reviews. June 10, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
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