Ray Di Cecco

I am a painter and have worked most of my career with water mediums on paper. I’ve always chosen paper because it has a quality and presence that is more unique than any other painting surface. It does not serve me as an alternative to canvas. Paper, in and of itself, is essential in the evolution of the final image; in fact, the way the paint blends and integrates with its cotton fibers reflects the gist of my vision. Layering transparent washes of color on paper can capture the sublime in nature; in that merging of materials there’s a chemistry that defines humanness. Here is where I believe I’ve made the most significant contribution to the painting arts.

The subconscious holds the most fascination for me. I’m obsessed with the internal landscape as a universal theme that shows the vast spectrum of the mind. There we can sense the vagaries of a watery world shaded with instinct and emotion— those myriad scenes from the psyche rooted in symbols, like waves of faces or figures intertwining in the river of self and otherness.

My paintings become veritable maps where persons might use them as points of reference, inspiration for that journey through hidden layers of the unconscious with the goal of a clearer understanding...

Pennsylvania State University
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
* Indicates Solo Shows

2023 - 2018 SaatchiArt.com - Continuous Virtual Exhibition

2019 FALL, Connexions Gallery, Easton PA

2017 EIGHTIES REVISITED Part 1, Baker Cntr., Muhlenberg College, Allentown PA

2017 EIGHTIES REVISITED Part 2, Baum School of Art, Allentown PA

2016 CITY ARTISTS, Brick and Mortar Gallery, Easton PA

2015 SELECTED ARTISTS, SeeMe Digital, Louvre Museum, Paris, FRANCE

2014 YEAR IN REVIEW, SeeMe Exhibition Space, New York NY

2013 EXPOSURE, SeeMe Exhibition Space, New York NY

2013 NYC MOM SHOW, ChaShaMa 461 Gallery, New York NY

2012 *FACE DREAMS, ChaShaMa 461 Gallery, New York NY

2012 *VISAGE & EXPRESSION, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York NY

2012 MISSIONARY, Suddenly Samantha, Easton PA

2012 NEW ARTISTS, William Ris Gallery, Stone Harbor NJ

2012 HEADSTRONG, Salon Show, New York NY

2009 OCTOBER REMAINS, Eclectic Gallery, Jacksonville IL

2007 *SELF PORTRAITS, Time Life, New York NY

2006 SKARRY NITE, KFMK Gallery, Chelsea NY

2002 NEW PAINTERS, Andrew Miller Gallery, Long Island City NY

2001 NEW DIRECTIONS, Gale Martin Gallery, Chelsea NY

2000 VISIONS, Atmosphere Gallery, Chelsea NY

1997 *PLANETS II, Rodale, Emmaus PA

1997 MAYFAIR, B...