ONENESS THEORY @ ART WHINO MARCH 14

Art Whino presents ‘Oneness Theories: Art by Adam Russell. Russell relates his art to his general worldview, and likens his series to the fortitude of a building, its meaning and value, and how it is affected by the combination of its components. As in a building, where each brick connects together to create a physical security based on the integrity of the foundation, so is his art related to its components. It is the underground source unseen that holds up the visual expression. This body of paintings is composed of a combination of many structures; portraits, animals, landscapes, structures, and impromptu expressions of color to build a conceptual environment, a home for their conversation. Combining literal and symbolic meanings Adam has created a narrative connection of equity and strength. This body of work is intended to draw attention to the colorful leaves, down through the branches to the roots where the unseen source lies. This vertical expression represents where we have come from, our roots. Adam presents “Oneness Theories” as a tribute to our origins and firmament, and as a contribution to the collective way the earth moves forward. Life is represented by an interdependent network of physical building materials that are visually connected with a full color spectrum indicating health and vitality, and thus seeking a balance in the mind and the earth.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, March 14th, from 6pm – Midnight Location: 173 Waterfront St. National Harbor, MD 20745 Show end date: April 14th The event is FREE and open to the public.

Adam Russell Hailing from Toledo, Ohio: Adam Russell references the postmodern aspects of hip hop culture to assemble compositions based on a sampling and mixing of life's imagery. The collage style artworks display painted representations of life’s imagery assembled freely to create visual rhythm and relay associations and the intentions of the artist, while intentionally leaving room for viewer interpretation. These paintings have a rooted vernacular to relay and inspire actual meanings. The viewer's imagination is key to the understanding-- a reconciliation between contemporary art form and the ancient truth.

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Winter Hiatus @ Space 237

Thanks to everyone who came out to Space last friday.  It was live.  Space237 is easily one of my favorite gallery spots in the area and I am stoked to be hanging there.  The staff at the gallery is also off the hook, big thanks to Myela, Lynn, Ellen, and Joy along with the rest of their peoples.  We had probably close to 500 cats roll through in the course of the night (if I had to guestimate) and for sure a real irie vibe to all the conversation and so forth.  Another big up to my good bredren Ras B for the reggae sound system and  Greg, Dig, and Jeff for makin it forward from the D.

Once again, Kelly and I neglected to photo document the events of the evening thoroughly so if you took pictures at the show forward them to me at adam@adamrussellart.com

Thanks again.  

Boom!

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"Winter Hiatus" at Space 237

First show of 2009. A fine night for a party in Toledo. Friday January 23 at Space 237 (237 N Michigan Ave, Downtown Toledo) from 7:00 to 9:00 the gallery will have its opening reception for four Artists in their winter showcase "Winter Hiatus". Kelly Lever, Jules Webster, Adam Russell, and Greg Justus. With roots music by Ras B.

This night will be awesome, vibrant art, vibrant space, bring your vibrancey.

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A few new ones....



"Duality in Frogtown" 36x48" 2008




"Offering" 20x24" 2008

THE ONENESS IDENTITY
The Oneness Identity Project is a painting series in which I am collecting photographs and biographical information from a diverse group of people interested in participating in the creation of a body of (at least) seventy-seven contemporary, narrative portraits for the first Oneness Identity Exhibition to be completed in 2009. Building from the foundational idea of commonality, the project aims to highlight the importance and relevance of the individual in his/her own experience and complexity while simultaneously illustrating the profound similarities amongst each member of the human race. Each with a contribution, experience, and intelligence as unique as a fingerprint, we collectively form the earth population. An illustration of humanity, the Oneness Identity Project, situates each subject face on to the viewer, engaging the viewer with a direct expression. The gaze of the portrait connects the viewer to the project by including them in the process of interpreting and relating to the images associated with the expression of each portrait. To understand the purpose of the objects in each painting it is essential that the viewer bring his/her own identity as a key to unlock the meanings of each composition, this means that an act of contribution from the viewer is required to ‘get it’. The viewer is included.

This project's goal is not to simply overlook or in any way disregard the many differences and variations from person to person and culture to culture, conversely it is to illustrate (literally) these characteristics as the richness of human kind. A coming together of ideas, generations, and perspectives is needed in this chaotic time, an acknowledgement of our interconnection. This realization of oneness speaks to our most fundamental collective situation, life. We may never fully understand the always changing complexity of another person, but it is through this process of giving and receiving, meeting, and internalizing the information another person provides to us that causes us to see our similarities. It is from our common ground that understanding, compassion, and empathy spring. The Oneness Identity Project is an application of the belief.

The Identities
The individual paintings, or ‘identities’, are contemporary head and shoulder portraits augmented with images of symbolic objects, words, numbers, and meanings incorporated at the suggestion of the model. As a requirement of participation, each model is asked to include these auxiliary portrait items with their biography information to provide the source material for their Identity painting. Sourced from the sitter’s own life, these symbolic objects create a direct relationship with the facial likeness of the subject to imply the biographical nature of these particular symbols. The completed painting offers a brief glimpse into the life of the portrait sitter with a loose semiotic narrative to encourage an investigation and interpretation by the viewer.