Ray Paul
USA (United States)
Kunstart: Malerei
Technik: Acryl
Stil: Abstrakt
Statement:
ARTIST STATEMENT
I believe the creative process must be preceded by some primordial urge, some instinctive need. This is followed by the desire to reach a state of child-like innocence, and thus the condition of the primal shaman. In this uninhibited emotional realm, the seed of a work of art is created. This seed is fertilized by the subconscious and brought to the embryonic level. Here, the conscious attains control, nurturing and developing the embryo into maturation. The result of this process is a work of art. The artist must be in tune with his/her true self, the subconscious, contemporary society, the vast history of art and civilization, and the wonderful complexities of the chosen medium.
Therefore, a work of art can be viewed as a visual distillation of life experience, knowledge, talent and instinct. However, a work of art is not complete until it reaches an audience, until it finds that secret realm of shared humanity.
Ray Paul
Vita / Lebenslauf:
RAY PAUL
3710 W. Granada St.
Tampa, FL 33629
(813) 832-4514
www.raypaulart.com
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EDUCATION
1991 M.F.A Painting, University of Cincinnati
1986 B.S. Biology, The Florida State University
ONE AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2009 "Recent Work: Paintings of Ray Paul and Photography of PJ Mills," Artformz Alternative. Miami, FL
2009 "Clearwater-Art In City Buildings," Juried Solo Exhibition, City Hall, Clearwater, FL
2008 Lobby Gallery, Howard Johnson Plaza, Tampa, FL
2007 "Ray Paul," Hillsborough Community College Brandon Campus Library Gallery, Tampa, FL
2006 "15 Years and Still Vertical:Ray Paul At AUI," Gallery One, Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL
2004 "The Art of Rock and Roll," The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tampa, FL
2004 "Latch VS Paul: The Showdown on Manhatten," The Gold Dragon Gallery, Tampa, FL
2000 Tampa Electric Company
1999 "Greg Latch and Ray Paul," Gallery One, Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL
1998 SmithKline Beecham Gulf Coast Oncology Seminar, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
1997 "The Real and the Unreal: Paul and Portieles," the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
1992 Tampa Electric Company
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 "Money Makes Art," Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
2009 "Hotter Than A Match Head," Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
2009 "Inaugural Exhibition," Art Raw Gallery, New York, NY
2009 "Creatures," Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
2008 "No Easy Pieces," Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
2008 "Diverse Works," Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
2008 "The Last Picture Show," Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
2008 "To Die Dreaming," Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
2007 "Optical Allusions," Artformz Alternative, Miami, FL
2007 "12th U.S. Latvian Song Festival Fine Arts Exhibit." Indianapolis, IN
2007 "The 2007 Tampa Bay Heart Ball," A La Carte Pavilion, Tampa, FL
2007 "Inicio," The Cigar Theatre, Tampa, FL
2006 "Art for Humanity," The Great Art and Frame Gallery, Tampa, FL
2006 "Have A Good Eye 3," New Art Center, New York, NY
2006 "Rock and Bowl," Saks Fifth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
2006 "Sold," Artist's Unlimited, Tampa, FL
2005 "An Evening of Culinary Art to Celebrate the Visual Arts," The Plaza Gallery, Tampa, FL
2005 "Claire de Lune," The Sanctuary, Tampa, FL
2004 "Holiday Salon Exhibition," Mathews Gallery, Tampa, FL
2004 "Scared Stiff," Alice Band Salon and Day Spa, New York, NY
2004 "Gala Corina," Tampa, FL
2004 "Members Show 03," Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL
2003 "Gala Corina," Ybor City, FL
2003 "Carletta, Faegenburg, Giancristiano, Mitchell, and Paul," JM Gallery, New York, NY
2003 "Abstract Concepts," Agora Gallery, Soho, New York, NY
2002 "Catch 2/2," The Mezzanine Gallery, Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL
2002 "Solar Flair," The Mezzanine Gallery, Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL
2002 "Chanelled Energies," The Mezzanine Gallery, Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL
2001 "Fast forward," Romeo Art and Design," Ybor City, FL
2001 "Explosive Abstracts," Agora Gallery, Soho, New York, NY
2001 The Tampa Chamber of Commerce
2000 "Surfaces," Agora Gallery, Soho, New York, NY
2000 "May, Projects Room Group Show," Lindenberg Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY
2000 "Showcase Group Exhibition," Montserrat Gallery, Soho, New york, NY
2000 "Local Visions," the H.L. Moffitt Cancer Center and the USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL
2000 "The Artists," Coaba Gallery, Tampa, FL
1999 "Avant Hop," Hyde Park Fine Arts, New Heights Gallery, Image Brewery, Tampa, FL
1999 "1999 Venice Biennale," The Venice Art Center, Venice, FL
1999 The Tampa Chamber of Commerce
1998 "sHOTEL(L)," Tampa, FL
1997 "Abstractions," Chasen Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1997 "Swank-O-Rama," 18Thirteen Art Brokers and the Silver Meteor Gallery, Tampa, FL
1997 "Tenth International Latvian Song Festival Juried Exhibition," Cleveland OH
1997 "Sunset Fine Arts Exhibit," Port Charlotte, FL
1996 "Marais, Paul and Portieles," 18Thirteen Art Brokers, Tampa, FL
1996 "Meeting of the Minds," Moss Gallery, Charlotte Harbor, FL
1995 "Faces, Fauves, and Photographs," Chasen Gallery, Sarasota, FL
COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS
2009 Painting purchase and cover of Holiday Card, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Tampa, FL
2009 Painting purchase, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
2008 Painting purchase, Thaxton Barclay Group, Tampa, FL
1999 Mural, Kid City at the Children's Museum of Tampa
1997 Mural, The Tampa International Airport
1996 Mural(220'x8',) 12th Street Park, Tampa, FL
1990 Promotional Design, Komoda Dragon Exhibit, The Cincinnati Zoo
1990 Painting purchase, the Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company
1990 Painting purchase, the University of Cincinnati
HONORS, AWARDS, AND PUBLICATIONS
2009 Featured Artist, Art and Design Issue, Florida International Magazine
2008 Profile, Skirt! Magazine, Tampa, FL
2007 Featured Artist, "Florida's Leading Artists," Florida International Magazine
2007 Cover Art, Miami Design District Art + Design Night Flyer, Miami, FL
2007 First Place, "12th U.S. Latvian Song Festival Fine Arts Exhibition," Indianapolis, IN
2007 Cover Artist, Concavo & Convexo Magazine, Tampa, FL
2004 Cover Artist, Algorithms:Sequential, Parallel and Distributed, K.Berman and J.Paul, Thompson Course Technology, Boston, MA
2004 First Place, "Members Show 03," Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL Juror: Theo Wujcic
2002 Ad Winner, Spring 2002 Competition Issue, Art Crowd Magazine
1999 Artist Profile, City Style Magazine
1998 Cover Artist, Expert Systems: Principles and Programming, J.Giarratano and G.Riley, PWS Publishing Co., Boston, MA
1996 Cover Artist, Fundamentals of Sequential and Parallel Algorithms, PWS Publishing Co., Boston, MA
1991 Artwork chosen for certificates and medals, Australian National Mathematics Competition, Canberra, Australia
1991 Best of Show, "Strange Gatherings Juried Exhibition," SilverSun Gallery, Tampa, FL
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