Silk Purse Enterprises, LLC dba Ray Zovar Fine Art Artist’s Statement 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 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 Visual Illusionist