Jim russell
WAITING FOR ABSINTHE
9 of the 17 frames from above.
Ink on paper.
EVIDENCE OF MISSED CALLS
The piece is based on the interaction between the black mirror of our devices and that which is contained behind it.
Ink on paper.
WAITING FOR ABSINTHE
This time based piece is about the anticipation of watching the slow drip of absinthe over a sugar cube into ice water where it creates the mythical ghosts.
Ink on paper.
30 CONCEPT DRAWINGS - Playing Cards
These 5"x5" cards are schematics of some of my ideas over the years. I find them satisfying because they feel like collecting playing cards.
Pencil and color pencil on paper.
PINNING DOWN THE GHOSTS
This is about trying to use words where only painting will do.
Concept Drawings
EVIDENCE OF MISSED CALLS
In the close ups you can see a kind of forensic examination, and traces of other images, fingerprints and words.
BLACK MIRROR BABY DOLL
iphone packaging.