Russell Young

FTIgallery.com exposes Philadelphia to established and developing artist like Russell Young. He was born in 1959 in Northern England. As a child, Young considered his world to be dark, and he developed a fascination with American culture. Young began his career by photographing live punk shows. His photographs were well-received, and he began landing work for magazines and record companies. In 1986, he was hired to shoot the cover of the Faith album for pop star George Michael and then traveled to America to photograph various celebrities. He moved to Hollywood and then on to NYC. He spent time in Tuscany, Italy then moved to Brooklyn and developed a new technique for his art.
Young resides in New York, where he continues to work. Check out FTIgallery.com’s selection of Russell Young works as well as other POP,Urban and Contemporary artist like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.