Artist Information:
Shannon Russell
Jersey City, NJ
United States
Member Since: Apr 2005
|
|
Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
I use color like a knife.
Segmenting dissecting
redefine, constantly searching
for what makes a shape or
look. What makes something
that defines a figure or
portrait. What subjects look
like? Most of my work is
based off of celebrities and
figures in the press. All of
my subjects come with certain
preconceived notions attached
and I search these out through
the use of color, texture or
light.
I work in oil paint,
specifically for it tonal
quality. The pure pigment
used with and archival medium,
applied to a snow-white
ground, achieves a certain
level of light penetration
that makes my work seem like
stain glass in full sunlight.
That theme of light
penetrating seems to travel
throughout my work. Whether I
am painting objects or like my
most recent work concentrating
on figure and portraits.
I use light to define the
color and to make a skeletal
structure to break open the
emotional connections of
subjects and viewers. If you
examine someone and see the
colors that dance across their
skin as light passes over and
through it, you will
understand where my painting
is coming from. It is just a
moment a glance into that ...
Further Information
| |
Artist Exhibitions:
Shannon Russell
3495 Kennedy Blvd. <405
Jersey City, NJ 07307
Home and Fax 201 659 3374
Cell 551 208 4166
EDUCATION
University of
Missouri-Columbia BFA program
SHOWS
2008 Naked and Naughty,
Jersey City, NJ
2008 Celebrating the
American Sensibility, Jersey
city, NJ
2007 Rock Soup Studios,
"Basel" Miami, FL
...
Further Information
|
|
Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
|
|
Collections:
Dominic Ribaudo, St. Louis, MO
Gordon Petty, Memphis, TN
Wanda Burge, Malden, MO
Jean Sentell, Quilan, MO
Mr. And Mrs. Joesph “Chip”
Smith, Stealle, MO
Robin Clow, Atlanta, GA
Bill Gould, Atlanta, GA
Mr. And Mrs. James McManus,
Atlanta, GA
Lelia Bowie, Jersey City, NJ
...
Further Information
|
|
Commissions:
Coming Soon!
|
|
|
Shannon Russell's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Shannon Russell's Portfolio.
Artist Statement
I use color like a knife. Segmenting dissecting redefine, constantly searching for what makes a shape or look. What makes something that defines a figure or portrait. What subjects look like? Most of my work is based off of celebrities and figures in the press. All of my subjects come with certain preconceived notions attached and I search these out through the use of color, texture or light.
I work in oil paint, specifically for it tonal quality. The pure pigment used with and archival medium, applied to a snow-white ground, achieves a certain level of light penetration that makes my work seem like stain glass in full sunlight. That theme of light penetrating seems to travel throughout my work. Whether I am painting objects or like my most recent work concentrating on figure and portraits.
I use light to define the color and to make a skeletal structure to break open the emotional connections of subjects and viewers. If you examine someone and see the colors that dance across their skin as light passes over and through it, you will understand where my painting is coming from. It is just a moment a glance into that ... |
|
explore works by: price - latest uploaded - theme - chronologically - quick thumbs Page 1 of 2: <<
1 2
Next
>>
|
Premiere Portfolio Artists:
|
contact artist
