Alex Russell creates one-off prints with a unique mix of hand-made processes and coding, exploring the craft possibilities of new media.
A selection from each of his series are available below. To browse more in each series, use these links: ApeiroCode, A Scheme Not Of This World, Connected Play, Dancing With Ghosts, Endlich Nach Zahn, Eurydice’s Song, Future Rope Core Memory, Palimpsest, Ten Thousand / Roundles, Pallet, Inkt Vis Inkt, Architecture, Negative Space / Destroy A Square. For the full range, or to browse by size, please visit the gallery.
ApeiroCode
Full series: ApeiroCode
Full series: ApeiroCode
A Scheme Not Of This World
Full series: A Scheme Not Of This World
Full series: A Scheme Not Of This World
Connected Play
Full series: Connected Play
Full series: Connected Play
Dancing With Ghosts
Full series: Dancing With Ghosts
Full series: Dancing With Ghosts
Endlich Nach Zahn
Full series: Endlich Nach Zahn
Full series: Endlich Nach Zahn
Eurydice’s Song
Full series: Eurydice’s Song
Full series: Eurydice’s Song
Future Rope Core Memory
Full series: Future Rope Core Memory
Full series: Future Rope Core Memory
Palimpsest
Full series: Palimpsest
Full series: Palimpsest
Ten Thousand / Roundles, Pallet
Full series: Ten Thousand / Roundles, Pallet
Full series: Ten Thousand / Roundles, Pallet
Inkt Vis Inkt
Full series: Inkt Vis Inkt
Full series: Inkt Vis Inkt
Architecture
Full series: Architecture
Full series: Architecture
Sea Of Shapes
Full series: Sea Of Shapes
Full series: Sea Of Shapes
Negative Space / Destroy A Square
Full series: Negative Space / Destroy A Square
Full series: Negative Space / Destroy A Square
To browse more in each series, use these links: ApeiroCode, A Scheme Not Of This World, Connected Play, Dancing With Ghosts, Endlich Nach Zahn, Eurydice’s Song, Future Rope Core Memory, Palimpsest, Ten Thousand / Roundles, Pallet, Inkt Vis Inkt, Architecture, Negative Space / Destroy A Square
All prints are one-offs, professionally printed in museum quality ink on 310 gsm, 100% cotton, ISO 9706 conforming/museum quality paper from a unique run of code using images made with mixed media and collage. Each one is signed by the artist and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.
Alex creates libraries of images with traditional media and writes code (computer programmes) that arranges them into artworks. His code mixes models of composition and colour (from art and design) with complex systems (from science and maths), creating unique outputs with every run.
As the content is added to the print, the individual elements influence each other’s behaviour, governed by systems such as cellular automata. The process works in two stages, using the biological concepts of genotypes and phenotypes to create a plan of the print and then build it. He works in series, each with its own themes, code and image library. No AI is used.
Prints can be commissioned to any size. Please get in touch for more details.