Could this be the first sort of art that would be safe on the bathroom wall? or even outside water proof.

There seems to be a bit of confusion about who the artist of the show is.

Its the owner of the Brooklynite Gallery himself, Rae McGrath.

Among other things he did one of the first snub-nose prints, see below.

So did i.

So now theres at least 3-4 of us that knows

"UNCONVENTIONAL CONVICTION"
RAE
November 20 - December 18
OPENING RECEPTION: November 20, 6-9PM
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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.

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MORE PHOTOS: bit.ly/dkGACn
www.BrooklyniteGallery.com

teasers coming out:

RAE is tops in my book...haven't missed any Brooklynite shows this year and def will not be missing this one!
Good luck Rae.....

Rae, this is fantastic. Wish I could make the show, looks great.

good luck with this Rae - hope the show is a stonker

Good luck fella, would love to come over for it, but two very young reasons for me not to this side of Xmas!

Sounds excellent Rae!

Recent buzz online:

Vandalog:

blog.vandalog.com/2010/11/rae-unconventional-conviction-at-brooklynite-gallery/

tasj:

theartstreetjournal.tumblr.com/post/1532658891/raeunconventionalconviction

New photo on flickr: