The Sea And George Horak

April 19th, 2014 - Coconut Grove, FL

DIARIO DE LAS AMÉRICAS

Miami, June 11, 1999

Carmen María Aguirre Dagen

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There are few persons who are capable of combining their passions and converting them into the work of their life. George Horak is a lover of the sea with a soul of a painter. The marine themes are not frequently seen and it is the first impact which attracts attention to his works, the second, and with a much greater force still, is the sensation the artist knows his theme intimately, to a point where the observer feels the dampness, the taste of the salt and the incessant sound of the waves, without ever having to travel to a sea shore.

The power of the sea, capable of affecting all sensations contained within a person, from the deepest sense of tranquility to the total panic of destruction, can be experienced in Horak’s works. He controls us with his values and his convincing brush strokes. He is a captain who takes us on a trip with a round-trip fare, yet only when one really desires to return. The passage with George Horak never ends, because of the immensity of the oceans.