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Artist Statement:
My art evolves from my
creative desire to push the
envelope of experimentation. I
strongly believe “the growth
of an artist" hinges on a
questing vision, taking
chances and pushing into
un-charted waters. Whenever I
paint, I feel an emotional and
passionate connection to life,
in order to instill ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibitions:
2007 Brooke Trace Gallery FL
(One Man Show )
2006 Millie Schapiro Fine
Arts, MN
2006 Brooke Trace Gallery, FL
(Host/Randy Rogers, brother of
singer Kenny Rogers.)
2005 ARTexpo Atlanta, GA
2004 Shining on the Sunrise
County (The Maine State
Capital) ME
2003 Hall-Brooke Art Show
Westport, CT
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Artist Galleries:
Brooke Trace Gallery
South Florida
Contact: Brooke Trace
(954-667-0660)
Milli Schapiro Fine Art Co.
Fine Arts Dealer. Minnesota
(By Appointment Only)
(651-699-4259)
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Interior Designers:
"CASA DECO"
(Design Center Of The
Americas)
South FL.
"SMITH-PLAMER FAMULARI"
Fairfield, CT.
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Artist Reviews:
2008 "THE REAL RADIO SHOW"
Number ONE In Celebrity
Interviews. With STAR-host
FRANKIE DEE and co-host AJ
Pero. WWW.THEREALRADIOSHOW.COM
2007 Brooke Trace Galery, FL
2006 Millie Schapiro Fine
Arts, MN
2006 Art Business News
Magazine, MN
2007 "South FLA Radio & TV
Show, Inc." Celebrity
Interviewer, Skipper ...
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Collections:
Calico Jack Pavillion on
Ambergris Cay - Caicos & Turks
Islands
Hollywood actor, James Gammon,
Florida, USA
M. Schapiro, MN, USA
B. Patterson, "Spice
Restaurant", Atlanta GA, USA
D. Lynburger, Florida, USA
Hall-Brooke Medical, Westport,
CT, USA
J&P Hewitt, Florida, USA
B. Parez, CT, USA
R&B VanBuren, ME, USA
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Commissions:
Interior Designers:
Christina Romann "Smith-Palmer
Famulari" NYC and CT, USA
Ingrid Guberek "Casa Deco"
Design Center Of The Americas,
FL
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John Salko Biography:
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58
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| Gender |
Male
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Married
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| Children |
3
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
JOHN R. SALKO
Born: 1948
Fairfield, Connecticut
A Biography of John R. Salko
'Man of Abstraction'
John Salko was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. As a youngster, he enjoyed browsing the galleries and museums in New York City, which instilled in him a lasting appreciation for the arts. He grew to especially admire the works of Jackson Pollock, Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso.
In 1966, this suburban teenager volunteered to join the U.S. Marine Corps. and heroically served thirteen-months of active duty in Vietnam. In 1969, Salko returned to Connecticut, and started a lucrative business, painting the exteriors of large estates in Fairfield and Westport. However, in the midst of political and social upheaval, Salko desired a more peaceful lifestyle and eventually moved to a small village on the coast of Maine. There, he settled, and made a living fishing on the highest tides in the world “The Bay Of Fundy” in an eighteen-foot boat he built. The solitude of his life on the water helped put some of the darkness of war behind him. Deeply moved by the power of the rugged open ocean and the elements, he began to paint dynamic ocean landscapes on canvas. Over time, he pushed the envelope of experimentation, which evolved to colorful, complex works of abstraction using oil based paint on wooden panels.
In 1996, Salko moved a country setting, where he designed and built a 4,000 sq. ft. contemporary home on a lush forty-two acres. Here, his challenge came from "nature", a welcoming change and an integral force Salko’s art today. His intriguing, colorful abstracts emerge with a willful presence and strength that rivet the eye. He employs such innovative techniques that the viewer is drawn into his complex designs of color and movement. His style sways from detailed abstracts to bold, flowing works of abstraction. Each painting reveals the emotions within the artist, as Salko works with a force towards the light.
Salko’s one of kind creations are represented by galleries, and prestigious interior designers with New York City based architectural company “Smith-Palmer Famulari” (new office in Fairfield, Connecticut), and interior designers “Casa Deco” at DCOTA (Design Center Of The Americas) in south Florida, the largest campus for interior designers in the world. Salko's portfolio has captured the attention of art lovers internationally and throughout the United States. Among the collectors of his work include, Hollywood actor James “Jim” Gammon. Salko's interviews include 'The Real Radio Show' #1 In Celebrity Interviews, with STARhost Frankie Dee and co-host AJ Pero, who is also the drummer for the band Twisted Sister.
John Salko is a gifted, self-taught painter, naturalist, poet, fisherman, writer, horticulturist and a master carpenter. Now in his mid-fifties, he resides in Maine (and in south Florida) with his wife, Karen, a screenwriter and film producer.
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