Allie Rex on Creating “Red, White, Blue”
Allie Rex is a Brooklyn-based artist whose incredible work has been exhibited internationally. When approached to create a piece for the Fourth of July, Allie jumped at the opportunity and created “Red, White, Blue.” When asked to describe her work for AOL, Allie commented:
“I was super excited when AOL asked me to create a piece in celebration of the Fourth of July. My process involves layering and mutating patterns to create fragile illusions of space. Inspired in part by the fireworks I saw in New Orleans for New Year’s Eve, I started Red, White and Blue by drawing a star pattern on Mylar plastic film. I repeated the star pattern several times on top of itself to create assorted mutated star burst shapes. I painted the star bursts with Acrylic paint in various shades of red, white and blue. I then used an X-ACTO knife to remove the negative spaces of the stars. I layered and arranged the star bursts to create an explosive composition. Being an AOL Artist has been a blast!”
Photo Credit: Elisabeth Bernstein
