“My hope is that the viewer will allow my work to evolve and inspire them from within. It may start as a whisper, but it is not silent. My purpose is to inspire healing and awaken self-love. Inside is where I found my art. And, inside is where the viewer can find their gifts and healing as well.”
Ria Ray is a mixed media artist that uses colors and shapes as a muse to create a deeper meaning and inner reflection.
The reflection is one that mirrors the inner most depth of ones being. And, through color and dimension Ray has channeled the most elusive, yet radiant parts of one’s soul.
The soul is not often used as an artist’s palette, but to Ray art is soulful and has layers that add to its creative imagery. That imagery is what speaks to viewers and conveys intimate messages through a glance at her canvas.
“For me art is a means to divinity. It evokes and provokes the deepest part of the unknown from within. People have told me that my art speaks to them and unlocks emotions they were unable to access.”
It also inspires collectors to tap into the most powerful aspects of their being. For one celebrity client Ray’s mixed media paintings are a means for aspiration, inspiration and positivity.
She described Ray’s artwork as a way of seeking (and seeing) that which she longs for yet she knows is elusive.
“I have art from a healer named Ria Ray. She creates powerful and inspirational paintings on large canvases with hidden sacred messages embedded in her work. I tell her what I want to get—like love or to direct a movie—and she writes inspiring messages and puts them all over my house. They are fun and have positive energy.”
Positive energy and creation are often the impetus for many of our impulsive and meditative acts. It is also the manifestation of Ray’s creation. “Each piece I create is a meditational device. It will take you down a sacred journey within yourself to a deeper self-realization and connection. The art serves as protection – one reason people collect them.
Because Ray is a noted healer and spiritual teacher her artwork has become the connective artistic tissue that heals and awakens one to their highest aspirations.
Those who own Ray’s artwork – done by hand without brushes – say that it is like having a piece of Ray’s divine spirit. “When creating art, I become the portal that allows the piece to speak directly to the consciousness of the viewer. That is where healing begins and destiny occurs.”
Because life is dimensional and intentional, so is Ray’s artwork. If life imitates art, then for sure art imitates life. But within this textural depth of color and imagery are messages that can transform our deepest thoughts and feelings.
That is one reason that Ray’s artwork is sculptural and sourced by meaning. This meaning comes in many forms. Some are rectangular, others circular with color blending a union of obscurity with a bold infusion of hues and spiritual messages.
Ray’s artwork often uses doorways and passages as a threshold for new beginnings. It can signify a new version of yourself, a new awareness, a new way of being or letting go. “We are always opening up to a new level of consciousness if we are aware of our inner selves. For what is life if it is not constantly changing?” said Ray.
The changes Ray talks about are an impetus for her soulful messages that have love as their ethereal anchor. Love is what Ray sees as the foundation of her multi-dimensional artwork and love is what anchors us to a new reality.
Ray’s deep (and unwavering) spiritual awakening that is infused into each piece of artwork invites viewers to go on this sacred journey with her.
“My tragic loss at an early age was the catalyst for my spiritual awakening, and where I found my art,” said Ray, who moved to Delray Beach from New York and LA.
Ray is often referred to as a moving, breathing spiritual being in touch with her enlightened source. It is what drives her to create, and to spread that creation to the viewer.
“There is someone out there who goes with each piece of art that I create. The synchronicity of this experience is extraordinary. It is so sacred.”
That is precisely the reason Ray’s artwork is esteemed and collected by those who want to explore themselves and be transformed by that experience.
On the back of each painting Ray writes a poem or sacred message exclusively for the buyer.
One of her colorful meditative paintings has the letters Q&A written above a smoky white space. Below are pink and darker hues that fuse life with imagery of the collective memory. Hearts flow at the bottom of the rectangle space and scriptural messages deepen ones’ curiosity about its ethereal teaching.
Paintings such as these take one on a spiritual exploration and inner journey that transcends the ordinary. Ray calls them spiritual landscapes. They are called that because Ray feels art should awaken something new within the viewer.
Ray also specializes in Graffiti Art. These are stream of consciousness messages (or poetry) created for you in your home or business.
Ray is not only the master of spiritual sculptural artwork, but her newest form of artistic expression is known as SOUND ART. This combination of music and poetry calls forth the divine from within. It is provocative and inspiring, and speaks to the soul’s most private inner existence. The result is a clearer intention and understanding of ones being and beliefs.
“My artwork is about birthing light into being and becoming part of the Cosmic Think Tank. This luminosity is an entryway to the soul with the immediacy of the hearts’ most precious moments.”
Ray has an international following. Her work has been exhibited in galleries such as UCLA, Bergamot Station in Santa Monica and artistic spaces in Venice, LA and Beverly Hills. She also has an avid following of private collectors, Fortune 500 corporations and leaders in the entertainment industry.
Each of her paintings is a mystery to be contemplated. Many have as many as 10 layers of paint that convey a unique message.
“I try to create a powerful, yet poetic light in each stroke on the canvas. This allows me to embrace my inner most soul and hopefully others as well.”
Ray’s work is forever changing, as new sources of inspiration take flight that are gleaned from daily existence. As life changes, so does the viewer’s experience she said.
“My hope is that the viewer will allow my work to evolve and inspire them from within. It may start as a whisper, but it is not silent. My purpose is to inspire healing and awaken self-love. Inside is where I found my art. And, inside is where the viewer can find their gifts and healing as well.”
This highly coveted mixed-media artwork is made of acrylics, paper, photographs, found objects and poetry. The layers of color and form are created through an intuitive process of exploration. This fusing of color and light helps guide viewers toward a journey of insight into the depths of their soul.
“My art creates an elusive portal on canvas that acts as a meditative, yet healing device for the viewer. It is magical yet transforming, like life itself.”