Ahead By A Century
Ahead By A Century

Artwork Collection

Ahead By A Century

EXPO 67 was a definitive moment in Canadian history marking 100 years as a new country. "Ahead By A Century" reflects on the evolution of our Canadian identity, and presents a challenge to the promise of modernity. In the roughly 50 years since... More

expo67

Fighting Myself
Fighting Myself

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.

Fighting

Meetings
Meetings

Artwork Collection

Meetings

Meetings are rarely what meets the eye. This series examines unexpected layers, dynamics, and back stories that happen when people come together. Vintage source images are intended to create questions about the social and historical contexts for... More

Meetings

The Climate of Untruth
The Climate of Untruth

Artwork Collection

The Climate of Untruth

The Climate of Untruth series was commenced in late February this year, and is my response to the fear of the Covid-19 pandemic, and our increasingly skeptical relationship with social media, politics and power.

Climate

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]