Saratoy III — Fine Art

Saratoy III - 1980 by Omar Rayo sets a grid of black marks on a pale ground. The marks sit in tidy rows, each block just a little wider than the one before. From across the hall the blocks read as solid bars. Step nearer and the lines show as thin ink strokes.

The fine art frame finishes in white, wood, dark wood or black, and the frame edge sits clean against the pale field. The matte surface keeps the black flat and stops glare from a lamp.

On a bedroom wall near the ceiling, the grid holds the space above the bed. At night the pale ground reads soft, and the black bars stay steady when the room goes dim.