Jim Russell
Lament
Painting
2019
Ink on paper
48"x60"
This image is based on a screen capture of Chief Dan George’s “Lament for Confederation” broadcast on CBC television in November 1967. I am trying to create mystery and tension so that the viewer is compelled to find out more about this dramatic figure and his passionate message.
“Lament 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]