Charles Ray (artist)
Charles Ray  | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) | 
| Education | University of Iowa, Rutgers University | 
| Known for | Life-size fiberglass figures and monumental wood carvings | 
| Spouse | Silvia Gaspardo-Moro | 
Charles Ray (1953) is an American sculptor known for his strange and enigmatic sculptures that draw the viewer's perceptual judgments into question in jarring and unexpected ways. In 2007, Christopher Knight in the Los Angeles Times wrote that Ray's "career as an artist…is easily among the most important of the last twenty years."