Alex Russell

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

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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

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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.