Russell Robinson
was born in Macon, Georgia in 1997 and raised near Marshallville, about 100 miles south of Atlanta. After graduating high school, he enlisted as an air traffic controller in the Marine Corps. Following the conclusion of this five year odyssey, Russell lived in Oregon and wandered around the west for two years before unintentionally reviving his interest in art that he’d thought had died quietly at some point during his enlistment. This seven year sojourn from the south was concluded with a move to Tennessee.
Living with his wife and dog, Russell is pursuing a bachelor of fine arts in painting and drawing at the University of Tennessee -Chattanooga.
Artist Statement
There are certain scenes and subjects I’ve stumbled across during my short time on earth that I feel an overwhelming compulsion to attempt to capture with brush or pen. Not necessarily to document, as a camera can accomplish this with far less time and effort, but to emphasize, explore, and unpack the bizarre scene in front of me. As the landscape in these United States grows ever more tumultuous by the day, the subjects that catch my eye continue to grow both in their frequency and strangeness. Through my artwork I am constantly asking the same questions: What do I love about my home? What do I despise about it? What is new and different about it? And what hasn’t changed at all in my time?
