Artist: Fiona Rae

I saw an ad for her show at the Timothy Taylor Gallery in London and was drawn immediately to the bright colors, abstractions and lines in the painting used for the ad. Looking up information on her I find that Fiona Rae is a relatively famous painter, one of the Young British Artists, she was born in Hong Kong but grew up(?) in England. Critics seem to lover her work, according to one article because, "they love that they get it." Her works, which seems to be a cool and fresh take on Abstract Expressionism which relies as heavily on the culture around it as it does the painterly techniques. She has apparently compared herself to Tarantino in the way of "borrowing and editing" to create something new.

Mood is difficult to determine in her paintings, which I love! I know so many artists I like use bright or seemingly innocent images which actually tend to have a darker meaning or mood. Her work seems to be similar in its ambiguity. I also like that her work draws so much on her predecessors. That seems invaluable in making awesome works.

I would love to see this stuff in person to really get close to the technique and experience it all.

Some of my faves:

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