Russell Leng Shortlisted for RBC Canadian Painting Competition
Since 1999, the RBC Canadian Painting Competition has been picking emerging artists and anointing them standard bearers of contemporary art. In Kolaj #13, we take a look at Vancouver artist Russell Leng’s art making practice.
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“The materials I gather and bring into my studio may not have a known purpose immediately, but employing a collage-like method of selecting and adding, covering and combining, I can use those materials in satisfying ways.”
The winners of the RBC Canadian Painting Competition will be announced on 18 November 2015. WEBSITE
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Learn more about Russell Leng at FIELD Contemporary.
Image (top):
A4 by Russell Leng
46.8″x33.1″
acrylic, ink, spray paint, glitter on wood panel
2013
Courtesy of the artist
Image (centre):
Too Many Maps 1 by Russell Leng
acrylic, spray paint, oil pastel, holographic foil, laminate swatch, on canvas
72″x60″
2015
Courtesy of the artist