Joe Ray

A note from the artist:

“Imagination. Angels. Words. Pictures. My angels dance in full color. They also read aloud in full color. Loud outside. Quiet inside. Like a library. However books are the opposite. I’ve always enjoyed reading and the places that it takes me. Libraries to me were always a bit of a paradox; you were asked to be quiet yet the words on the pages between the book covers were screaming loudly in vivid colors. Libraries appear so tan and serene on the outside, yet what they hold within is what made my imagination reel. Yes, I was grateful for the quiet that allowed the escape while in a library, yet somehow I always felt that it needed to be loud. My angels dance in full color. They also read aloud in full color.”

Artist bio:

Joe is a painter and printmaker, as well as a creative director, illustrator, writer and speaker who lives in Scottsdale. His work reflects a bi-cultural perspective formed by the Arizona and Mexico regions, the people living in that region, as well as a contemporary perspective. His work speaks to the Mexicano, the Chicano, the Latino, and the Hispanic, as well as the Gavacho.

His work has been in a variety of exhibits throughout Arizona, the U.S. and Mexico. His work is about evoking color and passion. Much of his work includes Corazones (hearts), which are filled with passion, lust and emotion. Joe’s work also include voluptuous Sirenas, as well as Angels. That, and the occasional masked luchador.

Joe was born in San Luis, R.C., Sonora, Mexico and grew up in western Arizona on the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Reservation in Poston Arizona.

Joe remains the Cisco Kid and knows that only demons think in straight lines.

Read my full bio and view my work at www.joeray.com