Art/Chaos Influential Artist: Clark Russell

I had come across Clark Russell's artwork late last year and was instantly taken with the quirkiness of his creations.
Clark Russell was born in Missouri in 1961 and has been making art since 1984. As well as paintings and collages Clark Russell has found art in wall sculptures. The unusual aspect of his art comes from the fact that his sculptures are made from found objects. These objects are altered and assembled and then viewable from different points.

'They are of the world and unknown, content transformed, three dimensional combinations of rhyme and reason, chaos and cohesion, preservation and renewal, reality and potential.'

         Clarke Russell speaking of his Art

It seems an important aspect of Clark Russell's art that these sculptures are made from real life parts even though they are not necessarily recognisable as any particular thing. Reading on I find that Clark's fascination with found objects came from a time he found a bike seat. At first, he states, he was taken by it's symbolic nature, however after some time began to appreciate it's rusted surfaces, dangling springs and curvaceous shape. This was the beginning of an indulgence in wall sculpture made from found parts and I find that his work shows chaos and order combined. I am taken with his ability to alter these objects and appreciate the fact that these objects had a past and a purpose but now are part of a vision.

'A mixed media artist and musician who creates collages of objects and sounds, looking to share a vision rather than a point of view.'

         Birlington freepress.com