“Roman Pastucha’s work is overtly tragicomic, even as they show the ironic survival of classic iconography in post modern times, as in ‘Lady Liberty Abducted by the Centaur Mobil’ 2003, a witty use of classical theme to make a sociopolitical point about the power of big oil. presented on the sublime stage of traditional art, Pastucha’s black humor becomes all the more critical: the grandeur of art has been appropriated by big business.”

Donald Kuspit From his book “California New Old Masters” Art Critic, New York Times