Peter Seltzer
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Peter Seltzer is one of those rare talents that is so identified with the mastery of a medium that his name becomes synonymous with that medium. Is there a more accomplished pastel still life artist in America? I sincerely believe that there is not.
One constantly needs to be reminded that it is the medium of pastel that is being employed. The pastel medium, we are reminded, is one of the most difficult to understand and to control and Peter Seltzer is a technical wizard. But it is more than the razzle-dazzle of skill that draws us to Seltzer's work.
This is an artist who enjoys ideas, and who challenges himself continually to create works that draw strength from concepts. These are intelligent works that engage the viewer and require him to examine in detail the wonderful nuances, the subtle placement of elements that excite us. But in addition to the obvious display of craftsmanship and Peter Seltzer's employment of fascinating content, we cannot help but marvel at his extraordinary sense of visual order. His art can be seen as a virtual classroom in which classic organizational lessons can be taught to anyone interested in digging into the work.
Seltzer truly is a master at manipulating lines, shapes, colors and textures in creating a sense of order that would have impressed Cezanne. And speaking of Cezanne, I don't know of another still life artist who employs light and dark as effectively as Peter Seltzer. In the end, it may be his understanding of values that give the work such power.
He is a complete artist and, I believe, an artist whose work will long be associated with multi-tiered excellence. His achievement should serve to inspire every artist, present and future, who puts pastel to paper.
Dr. Louis A. Zona (Director, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH)
Pastel Society of America, Master Pastellist, Allied Artists of America, Hudson Valley Art Association
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Pure Color: The Best of Pastel (2006)
The Pastel Journal (2002)
L'Art du Pastel (2006)
The Pastel Journal (2001)
Who's Who in American Art (2005)
The Best of Sketching and Drawing (1999)
Still Life Highlights (2005)
The Best of Pastel 2 (1998)
American Artist Magazine (2004)
The Best of Pastel (1996)
The Artists Magazine (2002)
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Public, Corporate, School, Private
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Uniroyal Chemical International, Middlebury, CT
American Savings Bank, New Britain, CT
The Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ
Romolo s Restaurant, Congers, NY
Oscar Hammerstein II, Washington, CT
Anandi Ma and Dileep Pathak, Antioch, CA
Ace and Marge Barclay, Princeton, NJ
John and Beverly Clerico, Tulsa, OK
Jerry and Sandy Weyland, Litchfield, CT
Diane Deakin, Newtown, CT
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