RAY POWERS

MIXED MEDIA

Ray Powers considers himself a “techo-pagan”. The love for nature and technology has been inspiring his creative output since childhood. Whether it be in the visual or musical arts many of his musings of “what could be” have come to fruition. He is an early adopter of the advancements in computer and digital tools. As they have grown, he has grown in the ability to express what he sees and hears within himself.

“The earth has been my greatest teacher. Observing the cycles, seasons, and symbiosis of all manner of life, both large and infinitesimal, has inspired and informed my art and music composition.Technology has played a part as a collaborator to bring forward the visions I have with the chosen mediums I use. Beginning in the early 1980s with cutting-edge electronic music software to the present day where artificial intelligence helps me define, create and realize what I see and want to convey. As a composer, I write notes, and symbols, on a page and musicians read and interpret what I have written. I am the director and the instigator. As a visual artist, a different type of collaboration has emerged. One where man and machine are crafting the narrative and outcome together Human emotion and technical prowess merge into powerful statements of our human condition, challenges, and dream worlds.”