about the artist:

Heidelberger Nachrichten, 6/23/1999

J.P. Preiss – in his ingenuity - uses elements of the fantastic realism and surrealism up to abstraction, if needed, to emphasize the subject. The artist cannot be squeezed into a corset of style. Art is spiritual and, hence, needs free space.

Prof. Ainetter, Vienna, 7/26/2002

To praise an artist of the superlative scale of J.P. Preiss would be vain. The work shown in the website distinguishes Preiss as one of the outstanding artists of our time. Hopefully people will recognize J.P. Preiss as one of the most extraordinary artists in lifetime. To one of the most brilliant painters of the 21st century: Ad multos annos!

Dipl.Ing. Hasslacher, 7/27/2002

J.P. Preiss is an exceedingly gifted painter, a sophisticated person with a strong mind, who is using his imagination which seems to be endless, contributing coloured accents and distinctive lines and elements. Hereby I would like to express my deepest respect and admiration for this great artist, living in a small town called Maissau.