Blake Rayne is a 1992 Cal Arts grad that has shown extensively in the US and Europe. His recent show of paintings also features one small installation along with two objects that accompany paintings. There are four general "applications' of painting in the show; one being silhuettes of fabric. The boldest piece in the show may very well be a piece with a cut out letter "a" made of heavy black, droopy felt, draping over the face of the canvas. Another interesting technique used in the work is the inclusion of plexi glass panels and strips of transparency. Transparent surfaces create ephemeral shadows on the surface of the painting that talk about the immateriality of text. These clear panels are positioned along the sides and in the corners of the work, written on and flipped over as to confuse the viewers ability to read, thus bringing in issues of reading time and legibility in relation to pieces of art. Over-all the show seems to have various threads running through the body of work that complement eachother only through aesthetic contrast.
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