Audain Art Museum Acquires Large-Scale Painting by Russna Kaur
Russna Kaur, 'They are midway between the sun and the moon,' 2020. Acrylic, cold wax, sand, cut canvas and pastel on wood panel, canvas, raw silk and cotton. (Image courtesy Russna Kaur)
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The large-scale, mixed-media work was created by Russna during a 2020 residency at Burrard Arts Foundation.
A 2020 painting by (MFA 2019) has been acquired by the Audain Art Museum, marking yet another high-profile acquisition in recent months for the artist and 色库TV faculty member.
The large-scale, mixed-media work, titled They are midway between the sun and the moon., was created by Russna during a 2020 residency at Burrard Arts Foundation (BAF) and . It was the largest work created during that residency, and is made up of 13 panels covered in different materials, including wood, canvas and raw silk.
This large-scale, multi-panel approach continues an inquiry Russna began as an MFA student at Emily Carr University, Russna notes in .
Russna Kaur, They are midway between the sun and the moon, (detail), 2020. (Image courtesy Russna Kaur)
鈥淚鈥檓 drawn to the multi-surface approach to painting because I feel like there鈥檚 a lot of opportunity to play with the painting and experiment,鈥 Russna says in the Insight video. 鈥淔or me, it鈥檚 really important that my paintings don鈥檛 become these fixed objects and that they can always be shifted or altered through the process.鈥
The acquisition is one of several noteworthy engagements for Russna over the past year, including and a , at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, Wash.
Learn more about Russna鈥檚 process in a pair of outstanding essays published by BAF in 2020: by Ada Dragomir and by Mitra Kazemi. You can also watch and to hear her speak directly about the residency, and about They are midway between the sun and the moon.