Painting

Ground Fighting 2

Part of my Fighting series, these works focus on the evolution of women's rights reflected through the martial arts.

Painting

Fighting At Night 1

Fighting At Night 1 is part of the Fighting Myself series. This series imagines the most difficult kind of fight, with an opponent you cannot see.

Painting

Fighting Myself 2

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting At Night 2

Fighting At Night 2 is part of the Fighting Myself series. This series imagines the most difficult kind of fight, with an opponent you cannot see.

Painting

Fighting at Night 3

Fighting at Night 3 is part of the Fighting Myself series. This series imagines the most difficult kind of fight, with an opponent you cannot see.

Painting

Ground Fighting

Part of my Fighting series these works focus on the evolution of women's rights reflected through the martial arts.

Painting

Fighting Myself 1

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting Myself 3

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting Myself 4

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting Myself 5

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting Myself 6

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting Myself 7

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting Myself 8

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting Myself 9

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Painting

Fighting Myself 10

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Work by

Jim Russell

Drawing and Painting

“My work channels the photographic authority, nostalgia and the graphic power of black and white images in order to ask critical questions about media, relationships, power and Canadian identity. I...” [More]

Artwork Collection

Fighting Myself

Karate katas are martial art forms similar to shadow boxing, and are intended to mimic fighting with an imaginary opponent. This series of karate forms uses anthropomorphic shadows as opponents in order to vividly imagine our battles with ourselves.

Ground Fighting 2

Part of my Fighting series, these works focus on the evolution of women's rights reflected through the martial arts.

Fighting At Night 1

Fighting At Night 1 is part of the Fighting Myself series. This series imagines the most difficult kind of fight, with an opponent you cannot see.

Fighting Myself 2

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting At Night 2

Fighting At Night 2 is part of the Fighting Myself series. This series imagines the most difficult kind of fight, with an opponent you cannot see.

Fighting at Night 3

Fighting at Night 3 is part of the Fighting Myself series. This series imagines the most difficult kind of fight, with an opponent you cannot see.

Ground Fighting

Part of my Fighting series these works focus on the evolution of women's rights reflected through the martial arts.

Fighting Myself 1

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting Myself 3

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting Myself 4

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting Myself 5

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting Myself 6

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting Myself 7

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting Myself 8

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting Myself 9

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Fighting Myself 10

Part of a series of 10. This series is best shown together to create a high level of action. This series of kata postures features vivid anthropomorphic shadows as metaphors for ourselves.

Work by

Jim Russell

“My work channels the photographic authority, nostalgia and the graphic power of black and white images in order to ask critical questions about media, relationships, power and Canadian identity. I...” [More]