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From a review by Mother Placid, Mother
Superior and Art Director of the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis, Newtown Ct.
Newtown Bee, Newtown CT. Mar 7, 1986
"...The brilliant luminescent colors which characterize Mr. Pantas' abstract
work express an optimistic exuberance. His canvases explore a universe which
offers man a message of meaningfulness and hope. As a painter, Mr. Pantas can be
situated in a line that includes the modern "field" painters and abstract
expressionists, yet the poetic intensity of his art is highly reminiscent of the
great English landscape painter William Turner."
"...The artist has an extensive scientific background as an ecologist and as a
researcher in the field of parapsychology. The forms which fill his canvases
suggest suddenly unfolding sea anemones or bits of swaying coral and the
vibrating galaxies and constellations that appear in most of his paintings
reflect his preoccupation with space. The artist aims to unite the "visual
space" of the painter with the "outer space" of the spiritual person."
"...The strong affirmative statement that his art makes about life, its
suffering and joys and its meaning is not easily come by; and his work is all
the more compelling for that life experience."
"...The process of painting itself is for Pantas part of his exploration into
the unknown for he attempts to work with the prevailing natural and creative
spiritual energies of the universe flowing though him in interaction with the
media and the environment. This is a method that is akin to the artistic
disciplines of the ancient Zen Masters in their paintings and works of
calligraphy. It is also in accord with the latest discoveries of Modern Quantum
Physics which recognize the active participation of the subject continually
participating in the co-creation of objective reality."
Publications & Reviews
Asheville Citizen-Times July 23, 2006 “Paintings For The Planet” Jess Clarke
Mountain Xpress Vol. 13 No. 1 Aug 2006 “Liza In The Sky With Diamonds” Rebecca
Bowe
Fairview Town Crier Vol. 10 No. 8 “Spotlight On Liza’s Reef”
Cedar Cliff Notes, A.C. Reynolds HS Vol. 17 No. 3 Dec 2006 “Liza’s Reef” Rebecca
Searles
Asheville Citizen-Times May 24, 1998
Asheville Citizen-Times Nov 16, 1994 “Artist Paints Vision Of The Deep” Tula
Andonaras
Asheville Citizen-Times Dec 11, 1990
Newtown Bee, Newton CT March 7, 1998 “Regina Laudis Gallery Exhibits Lee Pantas”
Greenwich Time Nov 17, 1984 “Lee James Pantas, Riverside Artist, Concerned With
Visionary Abstraction”
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