Description
From At Bay Press (publisher):
Robert Pasternak (NAK) is a virtuoso of the sequential art form. An adept panelologist and painstaking craftsman. Despite a loyal and attentive following, awareness of his work is limited. In many ways, what may appear to be a constraint is part of the NAK mystery and lore. The abstract comics medium is highly complex and only vaguely understood. For NAK, it’s merely a brushstroke. Yet, to define this artwork as abstract could be considered derivative. To the observer, NAK is ocular candy. Psychedelic sensuality.
Delve into the NAK experience, an explorative expedition contained in this first published volume of his work. This creative journey will compositionally challenge and cerebrally stretch the current understanding of comics.
Robert Pasternak
Alongside Robert Pasternak’s hyper-observational work, he maintains a parallel practice devoted to abstract comic books and novelty-based art objects. These projects extend his interest in graphic language, sequencing, and narrative disruption. Produced in small editions or as unique works, his comics and novelty items often feature custom-designed, hand-fabricated packaging, incorporating his own graphic design and print sensibility. The result is work that exists simultaneously as image, object, and conceptual artifact—bridging fine art, design, and self-publishing traditions.
