The Artist

My art is essentially me. It can result from seeing a form or design from every angle, all at once, then dissecting, then superimposing. In my mind, I see each element as a translucent layer, partially obscuring other layers and forms.

I’ve always been drawn to three-dimensional art, beginning in grade school with sculpting, drawing, and painting—early inspirations fueled by the dioramas at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Over the next 30 years, I created free-standing and wall-mounted sculptures, along with oil and acrylic paintings featuring heavy impasto and multimedia elements.

For 13 years, I worked in mosaics—water fountains, sculptures, furniture, and architectural pieces—exploring the limitless textures, colors, and forms of fused glass, metals, marble, stone, and exotic woods.

Since 2013, I’ve focused on 360° sculptural Illuminations: abstract works combining paint, sculpting mediums, and glazes to create glowing depth, texture, and movement.

To me, abstract art is imagination made visible—energy transformed into form. It is the purest expression of artistic intention, a vital means of giving shape to emotion.

Creativity

Understanding abstract art is like understanding jazz. Abstract artists and jazz musicians compose unique expressions of creative energy by combining their spontaneity, individuality, and expertise to produce rhythmic changes in their art.

Incongruous members comprise the whole, yet compositions balance. Overlapping layers ebb and flow, creating pace, resonance, and depth. Confusion contrasts with structure, mirroring dichotomy. Compartments, layers, and intersections reflect life’s complexities. I weave these threads into my art, honoring the balance we seek amid what we know, feel, sense, and dream in our need to create a sense of order according to our experiences and choices.

My art presents coexistence as an abstraction. I invite my audience to examine perceived differences from various perspectives and then to recognize a sameness, a grounding. I encourage viewers to take the experience beyond observation and participate in the art.

All art presents opportunities for self-discovery. Fill your eyes and open your mind. Embrace your collective narrative. Find yourself within the art and reveal your truth. Experience fully the emotions that art evokes. It’s your solo; create the riff, and share it.

Ray Zovar

Creativity