Flatness

“Melanie Russell describes her work as ‘an investigation into flatness’. In her compositions, figure and ground are given equal priority; the ‘subject has to fight it out with the ‘backdrop’ for the viewer’s attention. It’s not just a visual levelling; the implication is that objects, patterns and people all exist in the same flat world.”
















“Russell tests how far a figurative image can be pushed before it becomes unrecognisable.”

I think her idea is working...

[Citation: Text and image ('Team Hoof') reproduced from ‘Eyestorm – Melanie Russell artist profile’.]