rae martini is the quintessential italian street artist. you can argue with me if you wish but one can not dispute his perseverance and evolution. Rae has always been studying. You can see that from the book 24 carat dirt published by damiani. lettering, techniques, painting merges, wild style. now that the young writer RAX:E has mutated into a sophisticated studio painter such as Rae Martini it seems it all makes sense. more then 20 years later, rae's canvas is resulting from an everchanging process of multilayered assaults including spray, solvent, FIRE, cement, glue..the street experience is not thrown away but somehow synthesized in a beautiful canvas. quite amazing.
by the way the other night rae presented at the don gallery a preview of a
short film. well done!
here is a selection of some of rae's work.
