Ray Zovar

I’ve always been fascinated by and worked with three-dimensional art. My first memory of creating art was sculpting, drawing, and painting in grade-school classes. I was awed by the dioramas in the Milwaukee Public Museum, my favorite urban playground.

Along with creating free-standing and wall-mounted sculptures, much of my work over the next 30 years comprised oil and acrylic paintings with heavy impasto and strong 3D multimedia canvases.

I moved to mosaics for about 13 years: water fountains, sculptures, furniture, architectural pieces. I was fascinated with the depth of color, texture and form this tactile medium presents. The materials—fused glass, metals, marble, porcelain tile, natural stone, exotic woods, and more—are infinite, as are the possibilities.

In 2013, I began creating my 360° sculptural Illuminations. The abstract paintings are composed with a focus on depth, texture, and details that glow from within. Exploring combinations of paint, sculpting medium, and glazes has forced me to view color, line, form, light, and movement with fresh eyes.

To me, abstract art is a manifestation of imagination in its purest, most basic form. It emerges as the visual result of artistic intention. Creativity is a wave of energy,...

self-taught over many years - and still learning

Current:
Biafarin virtual - Aquarium, Tranquillium, Sky Above
Exibizone virtual - Boundless, Abstract Zone, True Beauty
Gallerium virtual - Shapes and Colors, Elysium
Rhode Island Watercolor Society virtual - In the City
Oregon Public Library, Oregon WI
Carnelian Gallery, Madison WI
Zovar Fine Art, Stoughton WI