Drew Rane
London, United Kingdom
Drew aims to achieve clarity in response to a cluttered state of mind, both for himself and the viewer. Veils, transparent objects, and things that divide and obscure hold great significance for him. Drew is particularly drawn to the idea of separation, a threshold to pass through, and the desire that arises when a full image isn’t immediately given.
He continually comes back to the vantage point of an airplane window and often thinks about it in terms of a new landscape. This godlike perspective brings Drew back to the idea of separation. Being obscured and removed from earth while looking back should bring clarity but the hum of the airplane only clouds the mind.
In Drew’s work he blocks out or obscures part or all of an image, object or photograph, creating spaces of uncertainty in the image where it can’t be viewed in its entirety. He often uses veils that are created by drawing, painting, or shifting the focus. Drew’s work consists of both paintings and photographs, and he often blurs the line between the two or combine them, considering photography to be a form of painting.
