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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