WILLIAM RUSEDSKI

  

 

 

"Inca Crown"
24 x 24
Acrylic
$1,850.00

  

"Wonderland"
24 x 24
Acrylic
$1,850.00

  

"The Rainbow"
24 x 36
Acrylic
$2,650.00

  

"The Phoenix"
24 x 24
Acrylic
$2,250.00

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BIOGRAPHY

Before becoming one of the most exciting new abstract artists on the international scene in only his mid-thirties, Canada's William Rusedski began dabbling with paint at a very early age and by the age of five, he was drawing cartoon figures with a dexterity and lightning strokes that were to become a trademark.

For a number of years, Rusedski took lessons with John Walsh, a Canadian artist closely associated with the Group of Seven.  At McGill University, he studied fine arts, with a special focus on medieval art which shows up in his earlier works.

While abstract acrylic landscapes dominate a prolific production, Rusedski has also impressed critics with his imaginative pen and ink as well as gouache drawings.  His works have been featured in recent years at Toronto ArtExpo, the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal.

William Rusedski has attracted buyers in both North America and Europe, but a major stepping-stone on the international market is unquestionably his participation in the prestigious Art London on 8th - 12th of June, Chelsea, London and June 14th - July 21st Summer in the City exhibition at London's Bloxham Galleries which will certainly pave the way to future exhibitions at influential galleries in Paris, New York and Tokyo.

The major influences on his career?  First and formost has probably been Jean-Paul Riopelle, widely regarded as the leading Canadian abstract painter of his generation.  He is admired by Rusedski for the texturing and layering of his works to capture "light that brings strength and harmony".

Then there is Picasso, for his versatility and use of form, expressionist giant Vincent Van Gogh, for his strong brush strokes, and Edvard Munch, the Norwegian artist who depicted anquished emotions so dramatically.

Another prominent influence has been William Blake, a deeply mystical man whose powerful imagination was evident in every aspect of his work - from engraving to writing, poetry, illustration and painting.

Rusedski further acknowledges the novels of James Joyce have sometimes inspired him.  "He seems always to be looking at hidden meanings".

But, despite the various influences that can come in to play, Rusedski stresses that his works are all spontaneous creations with no pre-conceived plan.  As he puts it, "I start and what happens, happens.  You can't teach what I am privileged to have; a natural sense of strong colour, mixing and matching".

Paying too much attention to formal training, he feels, stifles freedom of expression.  With Rusedski, forget the idea of half a dozen sketches before bring brush to canvas.  He simply launches unrestrained in to a painting with child-like abandon, spending up to ten hours a day on a work with little interruption.

With seemingly boundless energy, paint swirls everywhere, and brilliant colours and mysterious shapes can emerge.  "If a piece does not have theatre, it's not alive," Rusedski insists.

Art critic, Dorota Kozinska has vividly described the overall impression in these terms: "A sense of joy emanates from most of his paintings, provoking in the viewer an unexpected sense of well-being".

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