VD XIX – Russ Ronat
Bio:
Russ Ronat is a multimedia artist and printmaker, a self-taught artist currently living and working in Taipei, Taiwan. He is originally from Johannesburg, South Africa. He has been a resident artist at galleries in Los Angeles, CA and Miami, Fl.
Artist Statement:
His current work of large drawings on paper is titled “Endangered”. He has been drawing the animals on the World Wildlife Fund endangered list. These works are not a detailed illustration of these animals but rather aim to capture the raw beauty, impermanence and fragility of each subject. There is a sense of the animals spirit and movement in each drawing. The work is created in many marks and layers and evokes mystery and transience within each image. These large drawings bring attention to deforestation, the illegal wildlife trade and the other threats that these species face.
Also included with this work are select portraits, created with similar attention to heavily worked mark making and careful looking. All of the artists work shows a commitment to drawing and letting the ink, paint and charcoal of the drawing speak. These latest drawings bring into focus the fleeting nature of all experience.
Artist Russ Ronat layers charcoal, ink, oil, pencil, pastels, and watercolor in his series titled Endangered. Each large drawing captures the raw beauty and vulnerability of the selected endangered species.
Read more about his exhibit at the Red Room Visual Dialogues.
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Ruth Giordano
Throughout her life, Ruth has been dedicated to performance art: dance, drama, opera, film, costumes & puppetry; she has worked at most every level but her current passion is for sharing great stories with people in her immediate community. That’s because for Ruth, community and communication are at the heart of the theatre experience.
Through the R4 experience, Ruth is growing as a director and producer, improving listening skills & sharing her passion for folklore and literature through theatrical storytelling.
Listen聆聽 • Re-imagine再形象 • Re-conceive重新思考 • Re-experience重新體驗
Performing artists collectively read aloud selections from great literature which have been adapted for radio drama: music and sound effects enhance the listeners’ experience..
表演藝術家朗聲讀出經典文選，這些文學作品也由紅房改編為廣播戲劇，搭配音效和音樂來豐富聆聽者的體驗。
Literature comes to life In the theatre of your imagination. 文學將在你的想像力小劇場裡活過來
