Bernard Pracko
Slovak Embassy – 12 OCTOBER 2005
“Artistic vision” is the tool of Pracko, who colorfully abstracts symbols, and colors of allegorical stories (myths) of the past, and of events of the present which may become mythical, such as in the “Prince of Tides” representing the tsunami of 2004.The paintings of acrylic, or acrylic with oil pastel, speak to the role of the artist and of the...
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Mystic currents sweep through the paintings of Bernard Pracko with an undertow of urgency that pulls the viewer into an inescapable depth of color and form. Two and a half years ago he capped his pen, dismissed his secretary, shut the door to his business office and stepped into a studio where he allowed a feverish passion for releasing his...
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When Bernard Pracko paints, he ventures within. Indeed, he has lived and worked in some of the country’s most breathtaking settings – the southwestern deserts, the southern California coast and the Rocky Mountains. Yet his artworks document an internal journey rather than a response to the external world. For Pracko, his artwork is a petition, a prayer, a meditation. His...
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