Donray

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Not to be confused with Nautical painter Don Ray.


Donray (born Donald Arvin Ray, July 29, 1945) is a contemporary American artist in the style of Post-Modern Expressionism with elements of Surrealism. [1]

He is known for metaphorical imagery exploring the human desire for spiritual enlightenment.[2]

Donray subjects include figures, objects and landscape in motion and methods includes acrylic on various mediums including Masonite, paper, canvas, and drawings in charcoal, conte crayon, and color pastels.


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[edit] Critical Analysis

The works of Donray have, as a central vibration, major rhymes of his physiognomy that are like dashes of pique reflecting off encounters of the wondrous with excitement in hustling technique that is masterfully appropriate for his motif of luminous and vertiginous confrontations. What a rush!

—Knox Martin, NY Abstract Expressionist[3]

The paintings demonstrate an inverted approach; gentle and focused at the same time being super-macho and withdrawn. Viewers are invited to draw near but not to intrude on the artist’s thoughts…

—Edward Lucie-Smith, International Art Critic[4]

There is a verve, an energy, a dynamic surging gesture, violent movement, an overall vividness and vitality – that places Donray’s paintings among the most interesting of what might be called post-modern expressionist painting.

—Donald Kuspit, American art critic, poet, and professor.[5]

[edit] Bibilography

  • John Austin “A Vocation Years in the Making” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, July 29, 2000
  • Ruth Bass DONRAY, Visual Prayer, essay for exhibition catalogue, Klara Kohl Gallery, New York, 1998.
  • Ruth Bass “New York? New York!” Art-Talk, Vol. XXII, Number 1, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1998
  • Nan Coulter “HP Goes to a Party,” Dallas Morning News, Dallas, January 23, 2000
  • Donald Kuspit Donray and Expressionism, essay for exhibition catalogue, So Hyun Gallery, New York, 2000.
  • Edward Lucie-Smith Statement for exhibition catalogue, The Rivington Gallery, Ltd., London 1999.
  • Knox Martin DONRAY, A statement, Klara Kohl Gallery, New York, 1998
  • Harold Werner Rubin Statement for exhibition catalogue, The Rivington Gallery, Ltd., London 1999.
  • Marcus Skiersky DONRAY, essay in exhibition brochure, V. Brooks Gallery, Dallas, 1989 (Reprinted in X-POSE.)
  • Angie Summers “Out and About in Arlington,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, January 19, 2000.
  • Vicki Thacker “Donray, an interview”, XPOSE, Dallas, 1991.

[edit] Exhibitions

Donray Exhibitions

[edit] Dealers

Donray has dealers in New York, London, and in the Dallas/Fort Worth area where he works and resides.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Essay reprinted from So Hyun Gallery, New York, October, 2000 Exhibition Catalogue
  2. ^ Biography
  3. ^ Reprinted from a brochure on the works of Donray.
  4. ^ Reprinted from exhibition catalogue, DONRAY, AMERICAN PAINTER, NEW YORK/TEXAS, The Rivington Gallery, London, 1999
  5. ^ Essay reprinted from So Hyun Gallery, New York, October, 2000 Exhibition Catalogue
  6. ^ Donray Representation

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