B. 25.06.1985
André Russu is residing and studying in London and Stockholm.

André earned his Bachelor of Arts (BA) from London Metropolitan University in 2006 and is currently completing his Master in Arts (MFA) at London Metropolitan University where is researching the application of heat-sensitive / liquid crystals materials (objects, installation and electronic music compositions) and film mahing.

André Russu at present curates and co-ordinates the Global Art Movement [GAM], the
Medialworks Interactive Art Competition [MIAC] for visual art, video, animation, sound, music, essay, poetry and fiction, the first interactive global art event in which contemporary artists are invited to show works on G.A.M.'s four virtual showrooms.
He is also the Director of MEDIALWORKS.COM and Ctrl28.com

Technique
Medial Art, Digital art, C-Print, Photograph, Installation, Object, Video, New Art, Digital  Sound

Is originality essential in the arts?

Originality in art implies being the first of its kind. It suggests something that has never been done before.

T.F. Wolff /(art critic) in an article writes*:

"Originality is more a matter of being than of doing, and exists in the very nature of the individual who expresses it. It is intrinsic to identity, and, on its most primitive level, is quite simply an individual's uniqueness."

Original implies originate; when you know what has gone before, you also can recognize when your idea is a breakthrough. Picasso takes from lonian statues, Greek vases and African masks, transforming them into new syntheses. He incorporates the old, but rejuvenates it by altering the viewpoint.

Originality in art is very difficult to pin down, for it sets its own rules and conditions, and they seem to vary from age to age.

In what ways does technology influence the art?

Technology makes artists to break away from the old patterns. They find alternatives. They diverge from familiar patterns, but then they converge on new solutions. They break balance to remake them. They make hard decisions about what to include and what to eliminate.

- develop new insights and art perspectives

- facilitate innovation and invention in art

Does art, or can art, tell the truth?

What might have great value to the creator may have little worth to others. On the other hand, the art may be a desirable enlargement of the human experience.

 It may be relevant to a small group or of value to the world as a whole. It may have no significance to contemporaries and great significance to future generations.