Barbara Rae
Barbara Rea, born 1943 in Falkirk, Scotland is a painter and printmaker. Rae’s artwork is very interesting due to the technique in how she paints. Using both pattern and structure, the painting can be made up of different layers and sections which all work together to create a composition. Barbara Rae is able to use a single brush stroke or one fluid motion in order to convey an image, using minimalistic details to create a painting.
Things that interested me with Rae was how she uses block colours and lines to create an interesting outcome which doesn’t include much detail, however is still recognisable for that it is supposed to be. When looking at the painting named “shoreline”, it is recognisable as a shoreline yet it does not possess any details that would make you recognise it initially which I think is very clever. When looking more closely at the painting, it starts to become clearer what you can see. Seeing things like a moon and mountains in the background and a sea line in front. Overall I like how she uses a simple way in applying the paint for it to become an extremely smart and abstract painting.