Gennady Pasko
Gennady Pasko
1940-Present
Gennady Pasko was born in 1940 in Suhumi. He began his studies at the Batumy Art School. He completed his studies in Moscow in 1959. He went on to study at the Moscow Textile Institute under such Professors as V.V. Pochitalov, F.V. Antonov, O.V. Chistyakov, and A.M. Dubinchik. He graduated from the Textile Institute in 1965. He began to actively exhibit in 1965. In 1970 he became a member of the Moscow Painters' Union.
Exhibitions partial list
Awards:(partial list)
Awarded a diploma by the Russia Artists' Union
Diploma of Honor from Russian Academy of Art, 2001
Medal for Creative Works about Moscow, given at the city's 850th Anniversary, 1997
Medal for Retrospective Exhibition from Academy of Art, 2001
Russian Presidential Award for Creative Accomplishment, 1997
Collections:(partial list)
Dracon Museum, Taiwan
Museum of the Great Fatherland War, Moscow
Russia Artists' Union
Goritsky Monastery; Evening on Pleshcheyevo Lake, 1996, Oil on Canvas, 104 x 114 cm
Artist Thoughts:
"For an artist, creating realism is being naked. You can see if one can draw or not, if one has talent or not. Abstract Expressionism, on the other hand, is easy to hide behind."
"Within the scope of Russian art are such great masters as Ivanov, Surikov, and Vrubel, henceforth, I feel there is a lot of responsibility in upholding traditions amongst contemporary artists. In my opinion, Realistic art assists one in deciphering individuality - squares are always squares."