Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Jim Russell
Nun
Painting
2019
Ink on paper
11"x14"
The composition of this screenshot from a 1967 video was carefully chosen to provide stark contrast and tension between the prevalent religious values at the time versus the promise of modernity. The incomplete figures suggest that this dynamic tension is unresolved. 11”x14” ink on paper.
“Nun is part of a series of 22 pieces for my Ahead By A Century series about EXPO 67.”
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]