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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2015 This Week 33 Piscopo: Master of Colour abstract works, which are part of a sub-set of 30 works created over the past year. These too have made it into his final list of works to go on display in his two, highly-anticipated ex- hibitions. Abstract Rhythms in Nature, which, as aforementioned, is the name of his new exhibition series, will open at the Banca Giuratale in Victoria, Gozo on December 7 and will run until December 28, while between De- cember 12 till Janu- ary 13 the second part will be on at the Cavalieri Art Hotel in St Julian's. Each exhibition will feature new works by Ray, and following the clo- sure of the first part in Gozo, the artworks will be transferred to the Cavalier Art Hotel, to join their sib- lings in creating a complete image of Ray's focus over the past year. "Having said that, I would perhaps call all my recent works 'abstracted-figurative' or 'abstract-figurism', whereby I still retain the form and details of objects and persons but transform them into an abstracted painting," he adds. "This, I believe, challenges the viewer to explore further the final work but, at the same time, the painting provides hints on what I wanted to portray… After all, sometimes the viewer can explore and discover things in the painting that are present by their ab- sence." The first thing that will catch your attention as soon as you set your eyes on Ray's art will definitely be his use of colour, how- ever. As I always tell him, if his art were candy, it would a packet of Skittles: bright, fun and burst- ing with flavour. In fact, as good as his technique is – which is very – his rather unique use of colours is what sets him apart, and what elevates his status as an artist. The first part of Abstract Rhythms in Nature will take place at the Banca Giuratale, Town Hall, Vic- toria, Gozo between December 7 and 28; the second will take place at the Cavalieri Art Hotel in St Ju- lian's between December 12 and January 13. For more information on Ray Piscopo's art and career, log on to www.raypiscopo.com "Sometimes the viewer can explore and discover things in the painting that are present by their absence"