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Artist Exhibitions:
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
• 2010: Intern Art Instructor
at International Academy of
Design and Technology, San
Antonio, Texas.
• 2010: Participated in the
International Academy of
Design and Technology Annual
Art Show and won “Best of
Show” for King Tut Artwork
Creation
• 2009: Commissioned to design
a custom Prie Dieu Prayer
Kneeler
• 2009: ...
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Artist Statement for Michael Pasko
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Michael J. Pasko is the visual artist, designer, and owner of his own business, Miracles In Wood. Pasko creates original visual art masterpieces through dissection of execution, specializing in wood architecture, carved exclusively by hand. Pasko brings a world of authenticity into a destiny of art. He has mounted a talent of true likeness, exact resemblance, and accurate facial expression with dynamic attention to detail. Pasko’s creations utilize the medium of wood with such compassion that the outcome is like an orchestrated vision for your eyes to see.
Obligated to dedicate his life to the majesty of an artistic destiny, Pasko triumphed over adverse conditions and has been blessed with a multitude of gifts, and “this journey” has been the ultimate test in his life. Pasko listens to the divine intervention of God, and then proceeds with the creations which have been revealed to him. Devoted on a path which would be his calling; Pasko had to humble himself and search to amplify his spiritually. The enduring character and perseverance of Pasko has blessed him with a “soul” unique to other artists. His life has been set on a course which would test his identity as a man and his faith as an artist. Pasko has persevered and never looked back at his life to this day.
Pasko seeks the truth in a grandiose style with his chisel in hand and a colossal of imagination. His philosophy is to bring to people’s attention the gifts of an artistic talent from God, in the ways which Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael have been bestowed with their impeccable creations. Pasko’s talent is inherited by his desire to study the masters and chisel with compassion evoking his signature in a wood architecture in exalting structure. Pasko’s desire is to share his God-given talents and unique gifts with the world, and he knows that “this is his purpose in life.”
Pasko’s work can be expressed as a physical illustration expressed in a wood medium. His wood crafting gives “birth to” the visualizations of the characters he is creating, similar to when God created each of us. However, Pasko uses wood to bring it to life through the use of a chisel and scalpel with precise augmentation and surgical incision forcing the chips to crash to the floor and wood particles to form a cloud that blankets the artist at the right moment in time. Pasko’s execution in detail is symbolic of an artist “in love” with his art. Pasko has been blessed with a deep divine interpretation from God, so he can complete every piece.
Pasko’s unawareness of the 5h century wood crafting technique he uses was revealed to him one day by a friend who had read about this style in an architectural design book. The design style called “Yosegi Zukuri” which dates back to 530 BC is uncommon today. By using this unique technique, not only will the uniqueness and rarity of this art form contribute to impacting the art world, but people will further understand about the extreme detail, numerous hours taken in creating one piece and the hard work which goes into using this technique.
Pasko uses the “old school” method, chisel and mallet, chiseling out the design. He believes that when computerization is used, the uniqueness and rarity of this work is lost. Each piece produced must go through a process of steps which deals with the compression of multiple layers of wood, the formulation of a preliminary sketch outlining all the proper measurements, angles, cuts, etc. and then each of the wood blocks are tenaciously handcrafted to create a magnificent piece.
This particular joined wood-block technique is used because it gives added value to the wood for the duration of the life of the piece. There are statues in existence today which were created by this technique dating back to 1300 years ago. This technique allows Pasko to go through tenacious creative acts to capture every detail and unique characteristics and personality of the individual being portrayed. The result is a highly detailed piece which is a rare and exclusive collector’s piece of art.
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