“Gerard’s style is highly expressive. Embracing varied lines and textures using scribes and brushes.”
Louise Smithers - Grand Designs Australia magazine.
“The illumination of Russo’s mark making emphasises the tactility of his processes. The layering and cross hatching in white light interacts with the dark negative space, creating an interesting depth of field.”
Anna Prifiti - Art/Edit magazine.
Spotlights…
Gerard Russo
Lustre, 2023
106 x 106cm
Copper, fibreglass, wood, led lighting.
Gerard Russo
Gatherer, 2022
53 x 122cm
Copper, fibreglass, wood, led lighting.
photo credit: Brent Lukey Photography
“Gatherer is one of the most prominent works from my Wanderer series. While painting it, it was the hands that had more of my unwitting attention it than the face that owned them. The hands therefore became the focal point of the work as they rest in convergence and are surrounded by harsh angular fabric. To me this piece speaks of our spirit being in our hands, in our actions.”