I love all of Richard's work—there is just something about the vintage anatomical imagery and beautiful techniques using beeswax. Overall, I am amazed by the fact that his whole body of work is so well-rounded.
Name (Real or Screename): Richard Russell
URL (Blog, Website): www.myrichardsart.com
Location (Where are you from?): Atlanta, Georgia
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: Anatomically incorrect ironies about our growing loss of face-to-face communication.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I collect and dismantle vintage art and science books, love letters, and assorted oddments. I rarely use new or recently printed matter. And beeswax. Lots of beeswax.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: Since I was 6, but I have no idea now what made me start (but I remember getting in trouble for getting glue on my parents' dining room table). Now I use this medium because it's the simplest and most direct means to an end for someone who doesn't like to draw. Collage allows me to get straight to my point and tell a few stories along the way.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I am also a graphic designer with plans not to be a graphic designer for very much longer.
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: Yes, a Bachelor's degree in Photography.
Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: Again, LOTS of beeswax. And a lot of very precise, finely detailed cutting. But half my fun comes from collecting my source materials.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: That's difficult because it's all of them and none of them. But I will say it is a piece called "The Red Cup", because it is the most enigmatic thing I have made. I have no idea what the imagery is saying. Most of my work is open-ended as far as narrative is concerned, bit this piece baffles me.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Cornell, Picasso, Jess, Duchamp, Cindy Sherman, Picabia, most of the Dadaists, 100's of others.
Thanks Richard!
Comments (1)
wow! pretty wonderful works!
Posted by lizole | June 3, 2008 8:43 PM
Posted on June 3, 2008 20:43