Russell Hill (artist)

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Russell Hill
Born (1988-08-27) 27 August 1988 (age 35)
Wimbledon College of Art Royal College of Art
Known forSculpture, Installation
AwardsCatlin Art Prize Winner
Fork Lift, 2013, an installation by artist Russell Hill using a fork lift and lifting apparatus at the Royal College of Art.
Airwicks, 2010, an installation by artist Russell Hill, using 18 automatic air freshener machines for Anticipation at Selfridges, London.

Russell Hill (born 1988,

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Education and career

Hill is a graduate of the BA Fine Art Sculpture programme at

Wimbledon College of Art and Camberwell College of Arts. He has work in many private collections, in Asia, Europe and America. In 2012 he was profiled in a University of the Arts London film which charted his progress through art college and his experiences on the London contemporary art scene.[6] In 2014 Hill was selected to show a solo presentation at Baltic Center For Contemporary Art.[7] Recently, Hill has worked with toothpaste to create large installations at Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art, Royal College of Art and at John Latham's home and studio, Flat Time House, Peckham, London.[8] Rob Alderson, states 'Hill’s huge piece created using toothpaste has the perfect combination of wit and technical skill'[9]

Further reading

  • The Skinny, Review: Manchester Contemporary, 1 October 2014.
  • Crack Magazine, Online Artist Profile: Russell Hill. February 14, 2014. [5]
  • IGNANT, Online Artist Profile: Russell Hill. February 7, 2012. [6]
  • Russell Hill, It's Nice That, HudsonBec Group. 31 January 2012. [7]
  • Young British Artists You Must Not Miss: Russell Hill, Ink System, January 2012. [8]
  • Warwickshire Life, Artist Interview, Warwickshire Life Ltd. 1 July 2011.
  • Multi-sensory Dialogues, Aesthetica Magazine Ltd. 17 June 2011. [9]
  • How To Sleep faster Journal, Arcadia Missa Publications 2011. 26 May 2011.
  • Russell Hill scoops £5,000 Catlin Art Prize, Spoonfed Media. 19 May 2011. [10]
  • FADWebsite, Artist Profile and Interview, Catlin Prize Artist Number 3. 15 May 2011. [11][usurped]
  • Modern Art Can Get Up Your Nose, The Rugby Observer. 28 April 2011.
  • Documentary Interview, CraneTV. 1 April 2011.
  • Art Stars Feature by Aaron Hammond, The Glass Magazine, Glass Ventures Ltd. 2011. Spring, 2011. [12]

References

  1. ^ "The Catlin Guide 2011: New Artists in the UK." Justin Hammond (ed.) 2011. [1]
  2. ^ "Wimbledon College of Arts graduate Russell Hill wins the Catlin Art Prize with Fabric Softeners."Culture24, 2 June 2011.[2]
  3. ^ Vanessa Thorpe (22 May 2011) "Next generation turns its back on Emin and Hirst's conceptual artworks", The Observer. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  4. ^ "Artists to Watch in 2011." The Independent. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ "100 Curators, 100 Days." Saatchi Online, June 2011. [3].
  6. ^ "Russell Hill – Wimbledon Graduate."University of the Arts London, 16 May 2012.[4]
  7. ^ "BALTIC 39 :: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art". Baltic 39. Baltic Center for Contemporary Art.
  8. ^ "Exhibitions". Flat Time House. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  9. ^ Rob Alderson. "SHOW RCA 2014". It's Nice That. It's Nice That. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

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