Russell Oliver
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About Russell
Our attitude to identity, life and death changes through our personal experiences.
In ‘Man Without Cigar’, Russell hides the identity of his subject, not only with smoke, but with the loose brushstrokes and abandoned use of palette, where the detail is presented in less important data. He comments on his early childhood experience in the dark ‘Portrait of Dead Self’, where he sits on a tombstone considering the collection of dead ravens at his feet. In the intriguing ‘Cowl’ we are presented with a hidden identity as the intricate hair becomes the prominent feature of the portrait, leaving us to answer the questions.
Previously exhibited at:
Hidden Portraits
13th Jan to 27th Feb 2011
One of the great fascinations of our visual lives is people watching. Many of us spend time concerned with our appearance and even more time observing the look, movement, and perhaps the aura of other people. Hidden Port... Read more
Naked Truths
29th Jul to 12th Sep 2010
Naked Truths - exposed on the outside, revealed on the inside. When we are viewing images, we after looking at ourselves. Naked Truths is about how we view things as well as what we see. The exhibition's a... Read more