Liza Ray

My surrealism is laconic, the most important thing happens in the central part of the canvas, there is no overload of unnecessary details. The meaning and transformation of spaces and objects inherent in the composition come to the fore. The deliberate absence of aerial perspective and general illumination of the entire composition as a whole, glues the space and objects in the plot, and also allows one to perceive all transformed objects as a whole. This is not my invention, this technique was used by Rene Magritte. Each work is a phrase, a reflection, or just a surprise; in fact, they are intellectual puzzles. There are no coincidences or representations of dreams, as in the early surrealists. The works use a deliberate method of expressing ideas that seek to break up everyday ideas. The shapes of objects do not disintegrate and are not broken, each object is recognizable, but it is the author's combination of these objects that is unique and provides the basis for philosophical reflections. The viewer's task is to be surprised at the synthesis of images, to solve a logical problem and get aesthetic experiences. It is important for me that the viewer thinks.
Favorite topics are female types, love, philosophy. Favorite images are...

Formation: ДХШ, АГУ faculty FIPI.
Participation in exhibitions: work in «Х-gallery», the Union of artists of Kazakhstan, teaching years. In studio at the Union of Architects RК, the House of creativity.
Since 2020, he has been living and working in Russia, in the city of St. Petersburg.
Paintings are in private collections in USA and Germany.