PIERCED INTO THE AIR, THE TEMPER AND SECRETS CREPT IN WITH A CRY! (2024)
AUDAIN ART MUSEUM, WHISTLER, BC
CURATED BY CURTIS COLLINS
PHOTO DOCUMENTATION: RACHEL TOPHAM PHOTOGRAPHY
Installation view.
Russna Kaur, A flashing red light, 96 x 108 in. (composed of multiple surfaces), acrylic and oil stick on wood panel and bridal mesh, 2024.
Russna Kaur, And very quickly it began falling into coincidence, 96 x 108 in. (composed of multiple surfaces), acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 2024.
Russna Kaur, When do rays of light become bars?, 9 x 12 in. (each), acrylic, coloured pencil and oil pastel on wood panels (diptych), 2023.
Russna Kaur, Surrounded eyes, 4 x 4 in., graphite on wood panel, 2023.
Russna Kaur, Within comfort but without light, 11 x 14 in., acrylic, oil stick and charcoal on wood panel, 2024.
Russna Kaur, Thin and thinning, 11 x 14 in., acrylic, oil stick, charcoal and pencil on wood panel, 2024.
Russna Kaur, The long sky - it echoes along with the long sigh, 52 x 66 in., acrylic, sawdust and sand on canvas, 2023.
Russna Kaur, First and foremost, I hope to convince you, 96 x 108 in. (composed of multiple surfaces), acrylic, oil pastel and sawdust on canvas, 2024.
Russna Kaur, When do rays of light become bars?, 9 x 12 in. (each), acrylic, coloured pencil and oil pastel on wood panels (diptych), 2023.
Russna Kaur, Overhead, 11 x 14 in., acrylic, oil stick and charcoal on wood panel, 2024.
Russna Kaur, The warmth, 11 x 14 in., acrylic and charcoal on wood panel, 2024.
Russna Kaur, There will come a point where it is strikingly similar to glowing embers, 36 x 36 in., acrylic, spray paint, sand and sawdust on wood panel, 2024.
Installation view.
Russna Kaur, Shedding useful light, 60 x 72 in. (composed of multiple surfaces), acrylic, spray paint, sawdust and sand on canvas, 2024.
Russna Kaur, The morning had shrunk throughout the smoke, 60 x 40 in., acrylic, oil stick and charcoal on canvas, 2024.
Russna Kaur, One hand over the other with a shudder, 60 x 40 in., acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 2024.
Russna Kaur, They are midway between the sun and the moon, 192 x 108 in. (composed of multiple surfaces), acrylic, cold wax, sand, cut canvas and pastel on wood panel, canvas, raw silk and cotton, 2020.
Russna Kaur, What wasn’t there before 1, 96 x 108 in. (composed of multiple surfaces), acrylic, lined paper, cut canvas, oil, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and masonite board on wood panels, 2019.
Russna Kaur, What wasn’t there before 2, 96 x 108 in. (composed of multiple surfaces), acrylic, lined paper, cut canvas, oil, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and masonite board on wood panels, 2019.