Kronos — Cobie Russell Studio | Artist

Kronos I.

Cobie Russell’s recent work, Kronos and Kairos, presents her idea of time in its simplest terms. In the first set of works of the Kronos series, she visually explores time as it exists in the universe with a celestial perspective. The sun and the moon are the recurring themes. The subjects are light – both source and subject – and space each in their most elementary form.

Created during a period of intense productivity, the artist uses lines of different widths and textures that are also subtle in their introduction of color. This results in a body of work that pushes the boundaries to fully realize the round shape and the movement of the sun and the moon.

Kronos II.

With continued analysis of time, the next phase of Kronos explores an earth-bound perspective. The series honors an archetypal notion of landscape. Here, the artist addresses the concept of “time” using visual language that is familiar in geology – that is combining sky and land. This body of work intensifies the experience of the power of location in time and place.

In Kronos II, the artist sheds color completely using a variety of materials to create depth of black and shadow. This simplicity leads to an “other worldly” quality where works on paper become complete paintings.

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