Russell Mills (born Ripon, Yorkshire, 1952) studied at Canterbury and Maidstone Colleges of Art, and the Royal College of Art. Mills’ pioneering practice spans media, encompassing mixed media painting, site-specific installation, sound, film, design, visuals and lighting for contemporary dance and music, and writing.
This interview is part of the AN OUTBREAK OF TALENT project which I started in 2019. Owing to the pandemic, work only resumed in 2022. In these excerpts, Russell Mills talks about the Royal College of Art and government funding and the artists’ return to the painting of the English landscape as a result of World War 1.
PROJECT:
AN OUTBREAK OF TALENT
VENUE / LOCATION:
AMBLESIDE / CUMBRIA
YEAR:
2019
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