Chris Russell
Absorb and Release
2021
oil on linen
44 x 38 inches
Gloaming Glow
2021
oil on linen
44 x 50 inches
Transient
2021
oil on linen
42 x 36 inches
Enduring
2021
oil on linen
42 x 36 inches
Dilate
2021
oil on linen
56 x 46 inches
Monument Stone
2021
oil on linen
56 x 46 inches
Nursery
2021
oil on linen
62 x 56 inches
Stacks
2020
oil on linen
62 x 56 inches
Still Life on Tortoise Shell
2021
oil on linen
28 x 24 inches
Meltdown
2021
oil on linen
28 x 24 inches
Pop Up
2020
oil on linen
10 x 8 inches
Time Table
2020
oil on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Russo Lee Gallery is excited to exhibit Our New Age by Chris Russell for the month of June. Previously the artist’s themes celebrated the great outdoors, but this new body of work is comprised of both interiors and landscape. They reveal a double-edged sword of wonder and unease in an increasingly changing world. The interiors, with their still-life arrangements, recall the historical theme of Vanitas, symbolizing the transience of life and the smooth gluttony of contemporary life. These works form a counterpoint to landscape paintings that acknowledge a fragile ecosystem while presenting a seemingly vast, abundant resource to be used. Born in Colorado, Russell received his BFA from the California College of the Arts. His work has been exhibited in San Francisco, CA, and Turin, Italy.