Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Jim Russell

Kiss

Painting
2020
Original ink on paper unframed
11"x14"
This image is based on a newspaper photo from the late 1960's. The artist made changes to the way the individuals are dressed in order question the power of clothing.

“Meetings are rarely what meets the eye. My Meetings series examines unexpected layers dynamics, and back stories when people come together. I have used source footage and images that are intended to create questions about the context and motivations for the various meetings.”

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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]