Artist Statement | Ray Olivero


My art has been influenced by Zen Buddhism, Jungian Psychology, Existentialism and Hans Hofmann’s views on the nature of two-dimensional art.  I perceive the visual world in terms of a field of paradoxical relationships of color, shapes and space.  I could tell you about the personal and transforming nature of art making.  Finally, all these things I have mentioned above converge and synthesize with other aesthetic concerns to form my artistic vision.  But when everything is said and done, the only thing that matters is to create a sustained and enduring presence – a presence that expresses an intrinsic value that cannot be defined, but only experienced.