Russell (Russ) er en dansk kunstner født i det tidl. Sovjetunionen (USSR).

Hans malerier udspringer af en fascination af abstrakt ekspressionisme, hvoraf særligt Mark Rothko (1903-1970) har fungeret som stor inspirationskilde.

Når det er sagt, falder værkerne dog ikke ind under én enkelt rammende kategori: de tidligste værker var alle figurative malerier i mindre format.  Senere blev abstrakte farveflader et mere dominerende motiv, kun brudt af enkelte figurative elementer, mens de seneste værker alene beskæftiger sig med farver og flader – de såkaldte Colour Gaps.

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Russell (Russ) is a danish artist born in Tallin, Estonia ( USSR ).

His paintings are rooted in a fascination with abstract expressionism, of which particularly Mark Rothko (1903-1970) has served as a great source of inspiration.

That said, the work is not easily categorized within a particular style of painting: the earliest works were all small-scaled figurative paintings. Later, abstract colour surfaces became a more dominant motif, broken only by a few figurative elements, while recent works solely consist of colours and surfaces - the so-called Colour Gaps.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am a painter inspired by the mysteries of the physical world.

My paintings celebrate colours in "the void". That is, the spaces between

incarnate reality; a space commonly believed to be empty.

In my artistic practice I am interested in the meanings and potentials of

expanding consciousness.

Russell

2023

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