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Donald W Rissler

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Donald W Rissler

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Current Work :B36 Something Something --Tenative

This project is a continuation of the themes explored in my other painting" Would you Fuck a Nazi if She's Hot". Similar to 'Nazi' I am working a more realistic style, blending abstract collage concepts with realistic forms.
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Esprit de Lorean Falls Hard with Adams

Similar in subject matter to "DFV" and "Elephant" and "Max" in the “POP Combustion “ Series. Here I am continuing to try and adopt a looser style.
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In the Long Run Only Wendy knows the Dance

Continuing the theme of musical influences and personal experiences. Similar to "Colossus" and " Megatherion" and "Fold, Spindle".
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You cant Dart a Salmon on a Pogo

Small study for a larger painting that never came to fruition. Smallest piece I have done since my school days. I wanted to know if my current style translated to smaller works or if the scale was a determining factor of its success
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The Day Fail was too Big to Fly

Subject matter revolves around the political forces that shape eras of time and the tools that are used to enforce the political will. Similar themes as “Dread Not little Girl".
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The N328 BSAT Genome Codec

A Commissioned Project that allowed a return to the large scale 6'X6' paintings that I had been focused on several years ago. This was an opened ended project with only the palette being the constraint.
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4 Elephants, 2 Snakes and Six Days of Black Magic

Final Painting in the “POP Combustion “Series. Last of the White Space negative space occlusions at the moment.
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He is not the Only Max in Jim's Jungle

2nd paining in the “POP Combustion “Series. Negative space exploration continues to a lesser degree.
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The DFV opens like a Lotus Flower in March

First in the "POP Combustion " Series. The subject matter revolves around personal experiences in Auto Racing and the beauty in Mechanical assemblages’. I am exploring the use of negative space in this series.
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Donald W Rissler

Basic Info

  • Birth
    Sept 1963
  • Lives in
    Seattle, WA
  • Interests
    Art, Music, Politics, Cars, Cats
An uneventful childhood marked with sporadic bouts of non-conformity led to well over a decade of unfocused study amongst the academia of many universities. After receiving several degrees (Fine Art Painting, Art History and Computer Science) and completing requirements for many additional, he was forced into the outside world. That world involved several years of blind groping and the eventual embracing of the starving artists life was the result. Much time and many subjects and styles were explored while striving for an individualized and expressive style. Eventually a turning point was reached in the mid 1990's and the framework of “Contiguous Fractured Abstraction” was created as starting point for his distinctive work.

Artist Statement

The closest I can get to an Artist Statement at the moment would be a description of what Art is to me. Art is creation independent of the inclusion or exclusion of ‘Craft’, but is never without the Artists intent to somehow influence the viewer.

Essentially this means if the Artist wants the viewer to react to ‘Something’ instilled in the work, then it must be Art. This ‘Something’ can be a subtle personal narrative or a cultural taboo meant to shock, or a lonely white bunny in a snowstorm.

Much of my work has taken many months to complete and it is easy to become focused on the laborious task of the mechanics. I find myself continually struggling with the ever vacillating poles of ‘Art’ and 'Craft'. .

As long as I realize the struggle then I will always be making ‘Art’.

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Donald W Rissler

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