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United States
Painting, Acrylic on Wood
Size: 61 W x 48 H x 2 D in
Ships in a Crate
Division Series We are divided! I see our culture, country and world as hugely divided. Our religions, morality, sexual preferences, wealth, education, politics, global exposure and social status – all have become hot buttons increasing the divide. We see ourselves as better than others and have little or no understanding of cultural origins related to societal and geographical differences. We are not accustomed to taking personal responsibility for our actions and our world has become too small to ignore the division. We have defined ourselves as hard edged quadrangles full of reasons to stay part of a faction. Even with social media changing so rapidly we have lost the global view and have little understanding of humanity. We need to make changes that would benefit mankind. It should be our mission to help our neighbors – help those who can’t stand up for themselves and those whose voices are suppressed. We need to step into the shoes of our neighbors and see what he sees and try to understand how social norms and religions have formed our prejudices. This is one of the most difficult tasks we face, and we have to do this without malevolence and strive to respect one another. This series shows a story that could be – if we choose. We are beings of differences and we choose to maintain divisions. Each painting represents our collectives (families, groups, sects, countries, tribes, etc.) as we interact with other communities. The series shows a step by step progression of exchanges through colors and tone changes, and concludes with a harmonious fantasy representing a more favorable future.
Painting:Acrylic on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:61 W x 48 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in December 1946. I've always been an artist and have been fascinated with and worked with three-dimensional art. My first memory of creating art was in grade school sculpting, drawing and painting classes, while my urban playground was the Milwaukee Public Museum with its fascinating dioramas. In high school, with the encouragement of my art instructors, I became the sole artist/designer for my senior year book. At 20, I created a life-size hammered bronze wall sculpture of the Creation of Adam, commissioned by a church in West Allis, Wisconsin. Besides creating free standing and wall sculpture, the majority of my work over the next 30 years was acrylic and oil paintings with heavy impasto and strong 3-D canvases. I created mosaic sculptures and furniture for over thirteen years, and have been fascinated with the depth of color, texture and form this medium presents. The materials - fused glass, metals, cut marble, porcelain tile and natural stone, etc. – are endless and the variety of transformations is infinite. I started creating Illuminated Sculptural Paintings in 2013. I create my abstract paintings with a focus on depth, texture and details that glow from within. My use of paint, sculpting medium and glazes has forced me to view color, line, form, colored light and movement in a whole new way. The sculptures are illuminated within by LED RGB strip lighting that allows the viewer to control colors remotely. The challenge of these abstract, 360° sculptural paintings is to engage the viewer’s interest when only half the work can be viewed at a time. Viewing each new segment of the piece will have different interest. I'm not an artist who creates noisy or dark, foreboding work; social commentary, replete with bodily fluids, pain and suffering; or meticulous reproductions of nature more easily captured with a camera. There is enough of that in the world. I am proudly an abstract expressionist, a style that is extremely cerebral. My compositions should provoke the viewer's attention, have relevance, and provide a sense of correlation or involvement. If it doesn’t do any of that, it should at least make you smile. I like to believe my art will transcend time and each generation will see something new and relevant to their era, a style that will look as fresh tomorrow as it does today. Ray Zovar, Illusionist
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