Jim Russell

Mountie

Painting

2020

Ink on paper

11"x14"

The mountie on horseback challenges the gaze of the viewer through composition, authoritarian symbolism and the interplay of ambiguity and resolution. Based on film footage shot in 1967.

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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]