Richard Jackson American, b. 1939

Overview
“I am more interested in the process than the finished work,” -- RICHARD JACKSON
Trained as an engineer, since the 1960s Richard Jackson has created experimental, theatrical, and extreme works inspired by such seminal painters as Jackson Pollock and Jasper Johns. Early in his career, Jackson favored site-specific murals and temporary installations; on more than one occasion he installed a paint-drenched maze inside of a gallery. His later work has incorporated mechanical items such as washing machines and cars. Throughout his career, Jackson has had a penchant for visual jokes, as in his 2011 performance Accidents in Abstract Painting, in which he flew a paint-filled model military plane into a wall.
 

His work is part of the public collections of the MoMA, New-York, of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New-York, of the Pinault Collection, Paris, of the FRAC, France, of the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Miami, of the Portland Museum of Art, Oregon and of the New York Public Library.

 

Rayne has done severals solo exhibitions including Archives I: Blake Rayne at Emanuela Campoli, Paris (2024); Bad Maps at Galeria Nuno Centeno, Porto (2023); Blake Rayne at 1301PE, Los Angeles (2022); Brother Ass at Central Fine, Miami (2019); Cabin of the Accused, Survey Exhibition at Blaffer Art Museum, Houston (2016); Solo Exhibition at Campoli Presti, Paris (2016); Peaceful Photographers at Campoli Presti, London and Paris (2015); Warmilk at Mendes Wood, São Paolo (2014); Blake Rayne at 1301PE, Los Angeles (2013); Wild Country at Campoli Presti, London (2012); Blake Rayne at Formalist Sidewalk PoetryClub, Miami (2011).

Works
  • Richard Jackson, Bad Dog (Yellow) , 2007
    Bad Dog (Yellow) , 2007