RAE @Brooklynnitegallary

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RAE UNCONVENTIONAL CONVICTION @BROOKLYNNITE GALLARY
http://www.brooklynitegallery.com/

NOV 20~DEC 18

Long before the emergence of Brooklynite Gallery, owner and curator Rae McGrath
was constructing artwork of his own in many forms. Schooled in fine arts, raised
immersed in the graffiti/breakdance culture of the 80’s and holding down a diverse
range of blue collar jobs, has allowed Rae to create an eclectic range of visuals
for an exhibition aptly titled “Unconventional Conviction”.

Over the years RAE has spent countless hours on the streets of New York City and
other parts of the world, engaging then photographing the everyday person. Usually
drawn to the elderly or youth— because of their experiences or lack thereof, Rae
often finds similarities to his own life, connecting the dots through his grainy
black and white photos which are then hand-painted or silk-screened into pieces that
include block text and hand-drawn areas. The second part to Rae’s work involves the
gathering and transformation of found objects— namely hundreds of brightly colored
plastic laundry detergent bottles. Spending ample time in and around laundromat
dumpsters throughout Brooklyn, Rae has amassed quite a collection of these bottles
which he then dissects, using cutting techniques once learned while working as a deli
worker and butcher. His tales are told on top of mosaic patterns full of
vibrant colors and textual information.

For Rae, the vivid and hopeful Pop Art color schemes and graphic detail of the laundry
bottles prove to be the perfect juxtaposition to his own urban Brooklyn upbringing and
the countless cast of characters of his youthful working class existence. In the end,
Rae uses these dynamic combinations to his advantage creating rich and strange
alternate realities.