Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Jim Russell
Fighting at Night 3
Painting
2020
Original ink on paper unframed
11"x14"
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.
“Karate katas are martial art forms similar to shadow boxing, and are intended to mimic fighting with an imaginary opponent. My series of kata postures imagines our battles with 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]