Remi Russo is a British-born, Italian artist that visits isolated experiences and shares them through surface texture and organic form.
He expresses the therapeutic nature of creating textures as a symbolic act of visibility, as he had to blend in from an early age. Wariness and over-protection have been his methodologies in surviving school, from experiencing first-hand bullying. He had to adapt to a world where staying silent was the only method to not cross paths with the loud & arrogant. From evolving into a timid personality, he became sensitive to forces that weren't in his control. Isolation would be the last layer of armour he could do to protect himself.
While studying at university, he found his practice in freedom to release trapped feelings through surface texture. He refers to his practice from growing up as an overlooked being to use clay as his canvas to prove his presence. "My artworks become my artefacts to prove how I felt in a moment of personal history." He leaves shape and form to his amorphous process of learning the uncertainties of life, which he has no control over. His ethos on sharing emotions subtly is a testimony for anyone affected by traumatic experiences that expression through texture can be an act of therapy. It gives him the pride to be out and proud, taking control of his self-worth and confidence through a contemporary art form while rewriting a new script of life.
His neutral tone palette comes from a dormant aesthetic from his childhood, for believing what beige meant to others. He diluted his identity in bold & bright colours to seek approval through compliments. Stripping away from these old beliefs, he indulges his environment in neutral tones & feels validated.
He also finds sources of inspiration from landscapes, pillars, & writing poetry.
