Anne Russinof: Reality and Imagination

ANNE RUSSINOF R E A L I T Y A N D I M A G I N AT I O N / PA I N T I N G S 2 0 0 9 - 2 011

Anne Russinof r e a l i t y a n d i m a g i n at i o n Pa i n t i n g s / 2 0 0 9 - 2 011

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Above: T h i n i c e

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CoveR: T r u e B l u e , d e Ta i l

16 x 12"

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True Blue

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Anne Russinof r e a li t y a n d i m a g i n at i o n

a l o o k a t a n n e r u s s i n o f ’ s p a i n t i n g s e x p l i c i t ly b e g i n s w i t h a d d r e s s i n g t h e g r i d.

it stares at you in every painting, manifesting itself in a wide array of variations and daring you to ignore it. so you gaze back in compliance. but a sustained look reveals how much the artist undermines its commanding presence. this goes directly to the content of the work; visual tension is generated when, to one degree or another, the imposing orderliness bumps up against the unruliness of gestural painting. in some pieces like Metaphor, the grid asserts its dominance whereas in others like the more frenetic Fray, painterly disorder triumphs. next, consider the dynamic variety of color applied throughout this body of work. in Thick and Thin luscious cerulean patches are latticed within the hushed yellow and green thick lines forming the grid. on the other hand, in Metaphor muted tones govern the context while just a hint of green is permitted to peep through in the background and push some of the surrounding browns toward red. the same color also pops up in the edges of the heavier grid lines. the intelligent use of color establishes an elegant relationship with the arrangement of the forms which helps deine the space in each of these paintings.

At the same time the varied inclusion of brighter and quieter hues resolves in a satisfying mix leaving the former rendered all the more intense for the combination and the latter providing a grounded reality without becoming bland. the tension between order and disorder plus the range of color obliquely ties this work to the natural world. given the structure of the grid this may not be readily apparent until you consider the subject matter for these paintings as perhaps suggesting a microscopic perspective of nature. from such a cellular viewpoint this body of work begins to look far less abstract – or – inversely the reality of nature is revealed as an abstraction. this is the wonderful secret of these paintings: like nature they sublimely tap into the ambiguity between what is knowingly real versus what is imagined.

Joe walentini, December 2011 Editor and Publisher, Abstract Art Online http://www.abartonline.com/

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ThicK and Thin

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24 x 24"

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left: Ta p e s T r y

CAsein on pApeR

Right: F l o o r p l a n

16 x 11.76"

CAsein on pApeR

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shooTs and ladders

CAsein on pApeR

9 x 7"

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urBan Garden

oil on linen

22 x 19"

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left: W h i c h W ay Right:

i l l u m i n aT e d

CAsein on pApeR CAsein on pApeR

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m e Ta p h o r

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left: s q u a r e r o o T

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9 x 7"

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Right: F o r e s T F o r T h e T r e e s

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y e l l o W q u i lT

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21 x 16"

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cuBic

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16 x 12"

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left: T o W e r Right:

CAsein on pApeR

Terrain

9 x 7"

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12 x 9"

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FlorenTine

oil on linen

17 x 15"

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left: u T u r n

CAsein on pApeR

Right: a l l a r o u n d T o W n

15 x 11"

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CAsein on pApeR

12 x 9"

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WhiTe WeB

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12 x 9"

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F r ay

oil on linen

18.5 x 15"

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left: r i G

CAsein on pApeR

12 x 9"

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Right: i c e s T o r m

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Boundary issues

oil on linen

18 x 14" 2009

anne russinoF

solo & FeaTured eXhiBiTions

2011 Anne Russinof and Sand T, blank space, new york, ny.

2009 Anne Russinof, Tony Saunders, Elise Whittemore-Hill: Small Works, 215 College gallery, burlington, vt.

2007 Recent Paintings and Works on Paper: Solo Show, the painting Center, new york, ny 2006 Anne Russinof and Tony Saunders: Recent Paintings, the painting Center, new york, ny 2004 Shapes, Anne Russinof and sarah lutz, the phoenix gallery, burlington, vt 1989 Anne Russinof at One Main Street, Dept. of labor. brooklyn, ny selecTed Group eXhiBiTions

2011 Red Black and White, structural madness, A new york virtual gallery Curated by Gloria Klein Paper 2011, Janet Kurnatowski gallery, brooklyn, ny

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It’s All Good: Apocalypse Now, sideshow gallery, brooklyn, ny

100 Works on Paper, Kentler international Drawing space, brooklyn, ny

2010 Small Works Invitational, the painting Center, new york, ny New Walls Fresh Paint, the painting Center, new york, ny

2009 100 Works on Paper, Kentler international Drawing space, brooklyn, ny 2007 Geometrics, gallery 128, 128 Rivington st., new york, ny

2006 The Persistence of Paint, the bendheim gallery, greenwich Arts Center, Ct

Conversations in Paint, Cantor fitzgerald gallery, haverford College, haverford, pA 2005 Conversations in Paint, the Akus gallery, eastern Connecticut state university, Ct 2004 NYU Small Works Show, 80 Washington square east, new york, ny Curated by Molly Barnes

2003 The Big Abstract Show, the painting Center, new york, ny Curated by Denise Gale

NYU Small Works Show, 80 Washington square east, new york, ny Curated by Tatyana Okshteyn

2001 The Summer Show, the painting Center, new york, ny

1996 “Permutations,” marymount manhattan College gallery, ny Curated by Karen Harris

1995 “Maximum Capacity,” Art initiatives, new york, ny Honorable Mention by Jacquie Littlejohn of Littlejohn Contemporary Group Show, Aron packer gallery, Chicago, il

“Personal Visions III” An Art place, Chicago, il Curated by Michiko Itatani

NYU Small Works Show, 80 Washington square east, new york, ny

1994 Group Show, Art initiatives, new york, ny Honorable Mention by Howard Scott of M-13 Gallery

1993 Spring Exhibition, brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition, ny

Group Show, Kentler international Drawing space, brooklyn, ny “The Shape Show” brookwood Child Care, brooklyn, ny

Group Show, organization of independent Artists, new york, ny

1992 Spring Exhibition, brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition, ny “150 x 150,” oiA at Rosa esman gallery, new york, ny “Choice,” A.i.R. gallery, new york, ny

1991 Spring Exhibition, brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition, ny

Group Show, organization of independent Artists, new york, ny “Elements of Drawing,” Ammo brooklyn, ny Curated by Judy Pfaff.

“Selections”, 55 mercer street, new york, ny Curated by Connie Butler

1990 “Disparity in Content,” Ammo exhibition space, Ammo brooklyn, ny “Into the ‘90s,” brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition, brooklyn, ny,

“Gender: A Personal View,” bWAC, brooklyn, ny Curated by Terry Lee Dill

1988 “Small Works Show,” brooklyn Arts and Culture Association, brooklyn, ny

1987 “Small Works Show,” brooklyn Arts and Culture Association, brooklyn, ny

1985 “Small Works Show,” brooklyn Arts and Culture Association, brooklyn, ny

1982 “Small Works Show,” brooklyn Arts and Culture Association, brooklyn, ny

1981 “Small Works Show,” brooklyn Arts and Culture Association, brooklyn, ny

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residencies

Millay Colony for the Arts. Austerlitz, ny, April, 1990

Yaddo. saratoga springs, ny, march, 1989

Anne Russinof, Natural Forms/ 2005-2008, Catalog, 2011 forward by Joe Walentini, April, 2011. 20pp

educaTion

Pratt Institute. brooklyn, ny. mfA, 1982

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, illinois. bfA, 1979

online linKs & orGanizaTions

art in new york City.com http://www.artinnewyorkcity.com/2011/02/28/anne-russinof/ Current member of the new york artists Circle http://www.nyartistscircle.org geoform, Curated by Julie Karabenick http://www.geoform.net irving sandler artists File online http://afonline.artistsspace.org moma Ps1 studio Visit http://ps1.org/studio-visit/artist/anne-russinof artslant new york http://www.artslant.com saatchi online http://www.saatchionline.com/search?query=russinof ny arts magazine online http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index gallery onetwentyeight http://www.galleryonetwentyeight.org/2007-11-07/index.html member of the Painting Center, 2004 - 2007

Anne Russinof, Recent Work / 2009-2010, Catalog, 2011 forward by Joe Walentini, December, 2010. 20pp

http://www.thepaintingcenter.org/

Small Works: Anne Russinof, Tony Saunders and Elise Whittemore-Hill Catalog for exhibition at 215 College gallery, June, 2009. 20pp Abstract Art Online, Review by Joseph Walentini in may 1, 2006, Anne Russinof & Tony Saunders: Recent Paintings

Art New England, february - march, 2005. Sarah Lutz and Anne Russinof: Shapes. by Rik Casini Kadour, publisher Art new england, inc, brighton, mA, 2005, p31.

Now Time #4 1995. God, Total Religion and Madness. editor miyoshi barosh, publisher A.R.t. press, ny, 1995, p.1, illus.

Time Capsule: A Concise Encyclopedia by Women Artists, Performers and Writers. editor Robin Kahn. publisher Creative time, inc., ny, 1995, illus.

Promotional Copy: An Artists’ Anthology. editor Robin Kahn. publisher mimi somerby. ny, 1993, p.246, illus.

The Phoenix, “Artistic Attempts to Answer the Gender Question,” by beverly sanchez, march 1, 1990, p.9, illus.

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mind's eye

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50 x 40"

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