Artist Statement

John Pacovsky

2paintu@gmail.com



The stunning realism that John is able to bring to a canvas is often accented with humor, surrealism or a philosophical tone. Not surprising, from a man who has always considered himself “a philosopher who paints.”

What is surprising is the richness that he achieves by adapting techniques of Old Masters to acrylic paints. Attesting to his modern day mastery are accolades for his paintings at the core a long-running, award-winning Absolut vodka ad campaign, which was shown in New York’s Lincoln Center, earned him a mention in Forbes magazine, and is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian.



Major Magazine Publications.

Art & Antiques
Art & Auction
Art in America
Artforum
Artnews
Baltimore Magazine
Baltimore Sun
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Tribune
Cigar Aficionado
Connoisseur Magazine
Deco Deco
Elle Homme
Esquire
Sunstorm Arts Magazine
Forbes
Franc Amerique
Interview Magazine
Kansas City Star
Kick Magazine
Marketing Insights
The New Yorker
Philadelphia Inquire
San Diego Magazine
Seven Sea
Shukan Yomiuri
Sophia
Status
Wine Spectator


Books


Absente
(Images and Tastes of the Green Fairy)
Absolut Book
Absinthe, History in a Bottle
(Special Crillon Importers Edition)
Culture Incorporated
Miles of Mules, History with a Colorful Kick


Galleries and Shows;


Absolute Americana Gallery, St Augustine, FL
Adler & Company, San Francisco, CA
Art Dialogue Buffalo, NY
Art Plus Gallery, Reading PA
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NY
Ballet Theater Pennsylvania
Chadds Ford Gallery, Chadds Ford, PA
Connoisseur Magazine Reception, NY, NY
( Abslout Artists of the 90’s Show)
Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, Wilkes University
Double Tree Hilton Hotel, Reading PA
Eglise Saint-Denis, Tourtour, France
Enjoy the Journey Art Gallery West Seneca NY
Dumont-Landis Fine Art Princeston, NJ
Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
464 Gallery Buffalo, NY
French Embassy Cultural Services, NY, NY
Galeria Gotanda, Tokyo, Japan
Galerie Atelier, Philadelphia, PA
Goggleworks, Reading, PA
Gravely Gallery, Washington, DC
Harrisburg Art Association, PA
H. Dana Becker Gallery, NY, NY
Ladman Fine Art, New Hope, PA
Laura Larkin Gallery, Delmar, CA
Michael Kisslinger Gallery, NY, NY
Morgon Gallery Blakeslee, PA
Niagara Arts & Culture Center. Niagara Falls, NY
Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
1045 Elmwood Gallery for the Arts. Buffalo, NY
Payton Rule Gallery, Denver, CO
Pennsylvania Medical Society Auxiliary
Roxx Ltd. Artshowcase Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Seagram Museum, Ontario, Canada
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Summit Gallery, Ltd. NY, NY
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, Jacksonville,FL
Widmann Gallery, King’s College, Wilkes Barre, PA
William Ris Gallery, Stone Harbor, NJ


Television:

Channels 16, 22 & 28. ABC, CBS, & NBC News Affiliates
Channel 13 New York City – PBS, Prestige TV, Tokyo, Japan