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Sentient To Paint (Simona Ray)

Simona Ray is a multidisciplinary artist whose work investigates the subjectivity of human perception, rooted in her childhood question: “Do you see the same colour I see? And do we see the same colour at all?”It is not about colour. It is about how differently each of us sees this world — and how rarely we truly see each other, and ourselves. Everything she makes is directed towards this enquiry, asked in many different ways.In painting, she mixes metallic paint into her canvases, so each one shifts with the light and with the eye that meets it. The same painting is never the same. A poem arrives mid-brushstroke, written at the easel; the canvas and the poem say what the other cannot. Whether it is her Greek goddess series or a commission, she is uncovering something unique that was always there, only not yet seen.Recently she has begun giving voice to her poetry — so each painting now carries not only its poem, but its own notes.The enquiry moves beyond the canvas. In her 2025 performance SEE YOU in Times Square, she returned every hour to stand still for a minute with her question. In her digital interactive work, Journey: from looking to seeing, four rooms let viewers choose the truth for themselves.Her work has been exhibited in Prague, Madrid, Miami, New York, and Paris. But for her, the real recognition is quieter: the moment someone finally sees themselves.Art is a mirror. A breath. A reminder that in all the chaos, we are still human.
Curator’s Note
Simona Ray investigates subjective perception through works that shift with light and viewpoint, extending her enquiry across metallic painting, poetry, performance, and interactive digital art.

Luminescence, 120x140cm, Acrylic on Canvas, 2025 - Luminescence was painted for a very good friend — and with him: a friendship that did not end where life did. It travelled to the one he loved and stood in his place when she said goodbye. Venus and Mars, eternally connected. The poem written at the easel ends: I found my Venus / I am forever your Mars.

Ballerina - I Keep Dancing, Acrylic on canvas, 100 × 100 cm, 2025

Stargazer, Acrylic on canvas, 120 × 100 cm, 2024

Me, The One Who Overcame, 80x100cm, acrylic on canvas, 2024

Me, Lady Champagne, acrylic on canvas, 90x110cm, 2026

SEE YOU I (2025) - 24 hours endurance project. "Do we see each other at all?" he film's soundtrack is my own music: poems written at the easel, word for word. I direct the voice with AI until it speaks the way I want — and feels what I felt. Every word and every decision is mine.

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