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A CHANCE FOR HAPPINESS

15/11/2021

EMERGENCE CHARITY ART EXHIBITION
at the
CONFERENCE CENTER LAXENBURG

Dreams and Divinities is in the caring hands of A Chance for Happiness.
The first of many shows in Laxenburg Castle. was launched this Sunday, September 12, 2021.

This historic castle lies in the largest landscaped garden of Austria. I encourage you to take a peek at their site to see their areal views:
https://www.schloss-laxenburg.at/en/

This amateur video of the work was taken before the launch and concert. It gives an idea of the work but of course it needs to be seen in person to truly see the quality and beauty.

A Chance for Happiness International
Online catalog
Dreams & Divinities

Jos Pirkner's monumental work

31/3/2021

On Friday, October 19th 2018 while visiting Anni Fuchs at the Ernst Fuchs Museum I met the most fascinating artist, Jos Pirkner, whom Anni introduced me to. His monumental work just left me speechless!

please note: some text and links are in German.

JOS PIRKNER

Jos Pirkner was born on 2 December 1927 in Sillian, East Tyrol. He attended the School of Applied Arts in Klagenfurt, graduated from the Master School of Applied Arts in Graz. He discovered his love for metalwork as a private student of Rudolf Reinhart in Salzburg.

Image credit: https://www.osttirol-heute.at

Über einen Zeitraum von drei Jahren entstand diese Kurzdoku über den Osttiroler Bildhauer Jos Pirkner, der als 86-Jähriger die größte Bronceskulptur Europas vollendete, eine wuchtige Figurengruppe aus 14 dahin stürmenden Bullen, die der Künstler mit einer "architektonischen Skulptur" umhüllte. Pirkner entwarf den Firmensitz von Red Bull in Fuschl als Vulkan, aus dem seine Bullen wie Lava herausbrechen und schuf so ein monumentales Gesamtkunstwerk. Kameramann Peter Werlberger und Redakteur Gerhard Pirkner porträtieren den Künstler und sein Meisterwerk.

Website: JOS PIRKNER

Articles in German: Der Letzte Bulle (the last bull)

Image credit: https://assets.dolomitenstadt.at

Red Bull-Zentrale mit Jos Pirkners Skulptur eröffnet
(Red Bull-Central with Jos Pirkners Skulptur opened)

Image credit: https://www.osttirol-heute.at

Fulminante Plastiken sind das Markenzeichen von Jos Pirkner. In jahrelanger Arbeit hat er die Red Bull-Zentrale mit Europas größter Bronzeskulptur geplant und geschaffen.

Jos Pirkner, der charismatische Künstler aus der Osttiroler Gemeinde Tristach, übt als Persönlichkeit und als Kunstschaffender auf viele Menschen eine große Faszination aus. Dass auch der international erfolgreiche Unternehmer und Red-Bull-Chef Dietrich Mateschitz eine besondere Beziehung zu dem unermüdlichen Arbeitenden aus dem Bezirk Lienz pflegt, fand auch darin seinen Ausdruck, dass Mateschitz Jos Pirkner vor zwölf Jahren mit der Planung, Konzeption und Gestaltung seiner neuen Firmenzentrale im Salzburger Fuschl beauftragte.

Fulminant sculptures are the trademark of Jos Pirkner. After years of work, he designed and created the Red Bull headquarters with Europe's largest bronze sculpture.

Jos Pirkner, the charismatic artist from the East Tyrolean community of Tristach, has a great fascination for many people as a personality and as an artist. The fact that the internationally successful entrepreneur and Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz maintains a special relationship with the tireless worker from the Lienz district was also expressed in the fact that Mateschitz commissioned Jos Pirkner for the planning, conception and design of his new headquarters twelve years ago in Salzburg Fuschl.

there is much more info in the German language Osttirol Heute
I only translated the first couple of paragraphs

Excerpt from his Biography, translated from German:

The young artist followed an offer from the Brom brothers in 1951 and began working as an independent gold and silver sculptor for this world-famous studio in the Netherlands. Jos Pirkner was accepted by the Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam and attended as a guest auditor the Free Academy in Utrecht. This city was his second home for the next 25 years. Pirkner opened his own studio and married in 1966 Joke Baegen. Immediately after the birth of his son Gidi, he returned to East Tyrol in 1978. Prof. Jos Pirkner lives with his family in Tristach near Lienz. The work of Jos Pirkner unites imagination and energy. And another, rare quality of a sculptor: the sense of human sensitivity. In the midst of the destruction and poverty of the post-war years, my parents have financed me with an artistic education. Where bread is scarce, art has no value. Nevertheless, my parents advised me to go my own way, as did the Dutch painter Charles Eyk years later, whom I met in Amsterdam. These people have not shaped my work, but my personality as an artist. I owe to them the self-confidence, undeterred by commercial and intellectual fashions, simply to make my art.

Image credit: https://www.osttirol-heute.at

I feel privileged to have met this great artist!

Order of the Pope for Jos Pirkner

Jos Pirkner ist Professor, Ehrenringträger der Stadt Lienz und hat auch sonst einiges an Ehrungen erlebt. Doch ein Orden, den der Papst verleiht, übergeben durch den Salzburger Erzbischof – das war selbst für einen vielfach Ausgezeichneten ein besonderer Moment.

More information found here (in German):
XXL KUNSTMAGAZIN - JOS PIRKNER

Image credit: https://www.stayinart.com

images and quotes from articles by:
XXL – KUNSTMAGAZIN - OSTTIROL HEUTE - DOLOMITENSTADT ONLINE MAGAZINE
and the Biography from the official website of JOS PIRKNER
English translations by me.
This was also published on my Blogger (with less text).

https://www.dolomitenstadt.at/story/der-letzte-bulle/

Convergence: Art in the Age of Pandaemonia

24/4/2020

Patrick McGrath Muñiz / The Vessel

Patrick McGrath Muñiz / The Vessel

CONVERGENCE: ART IN THE AGE OF PANDAEMONIA

This catalogue was made for the online charity show for covid frontliners.
The non-profit show is available for viewing on the DREAMS & DIVINITIES WEBSITE
Catalogue design Al Gassano / Cover design: Hector Pineda

click on the title, then on top right - icon for full screen viewing
click on the bottom for navigation and zooming pages

A video preview from Yvette Endrijautzki of Nautilus Studio

View all the images on the website of Dreams & Divinities

My own work in this show:

Decalcomaniac Transmission Towers / acrylic on mylar and digital collage by Otto Rapp

Decalcomaniac Transmission Towers / acrylic on mylar and digital collage

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Exhibition Opening MAGICAL DREAMS V in Włocławek, Poland - February 14th 2020

6/2/2020

Exhibition Opening MAGICAL DREAMS V at Browar B Culture Center February 14th 2020

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Exhibition Opening MAGICAL DREAMS V at
Browar B Culture Center
Łęgska 28, 87-810 Włocławek, Poland - Map

Organized by Gallery Bator
February 14th 2020, at 18:30

Here is the Facebook Invitation:
Wernisaż wystawy "Magical dreams V"

This is a travelling show, I previously posted about
Magical Dreams V in Warsaw
which opened January 9th, 2020
Installation photos from that exhibition:

The inaugural exhibition was opened on September 7th 2019 at
Gallery Bator in Szczyrk, Poland
Photos from that opening in my Flickr Album:

This is a TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
for future dates, go to MAGICAL DREAMS V EXHIBITIONS

birthday cards portugal style

15/12/2019

A Exchange of birthday greetings between Paulo Cunha and Otto Rapp

We are both fellow artists and members of the Visionary Art Network. It came to pass that I decided on the spur of the moment to visit Portugal July/August this year. When Paulo heard about it he said that he would be there at about the same time, and invited me to stay with him at the condo he owns in Lourinhã. He then showed me all the sites in the area - it was a unforgettable holiday!

Paulo Cunha and Otto Rapp in Portugal - Birthday Cards

When Paulo's Birthday was announced on Facebook December 10th, I put together a clone-job in Photoshop and posted it on his wall. So now he did likewise on my birthday, December 15th!

Paulo Cunha at Batalha

Paulo Cunha at Batalha, Portugal. His birthday: December 10th

Otto Rapp at Obidos, Portugal

Otto Rapp at Obidos, Portugal. My birthday: December 15th

Which gets to show that aside from being accomplished artists, we are also quite good working in Photoshop.

MINERVA ART GALLERY AND SALON

10/4/2019

I am happy to be a featured artist in the MINERVA ART GALLERY AND SALON in Starkville, Mississippi. I was invited to exhibit by my friend Joe MacGown, the artistic director of the gallery, whom I had worked with before on the Antipodes Project.

Tammy Carlisle - owner of Minerva Gallery and Salon - photo and logo from the Minerva Website

There will be a open House on April 11th 2019 - MINERVA OPEN HOUSE

l. to r. Joseph Harrison MacGown, Tammy Carlisle and Joe A. MacGown
photo from the Facebook event - click to visit

This Article appeared in Starkville Daily News
below are 3 screenshots from the on-line article

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My work on display
I have 3 original drawings and several giclee prints for sale

Impossible Proposition

The Erratic Gathering of Undisciplined Biomorphic Objects

Das Unernstlich Schweigende Auge

some of my giclee prints for sale

Select photos from the Facebook Page of the
MINERVA ART GALLERY - SALON

minerva catalog especially prepared for the open house

A great little gallery, and I wish them much success!

The owner Tammy Carlisle in the Gallery

The Open House is on April 11th - but drop by anytime during business hours!

Quote from the website:

Minerva is demographically located at 203 Maxwell Street in the Cotton District of Starkville, Mississippi. The Cotton District was founded and developed by Dan Camp. The Cotton District is known for its significant use of the traditional architecture of neighborhood development practices in the 1960s. The Cotton District is a walkable neighborhood with elements of Greek Revival mixed with Classical or Victorian architecture.

CAROLINE SCHELL WEBSITE

30/10/2018

My friend Caroline Schell has recently opened a website to showcase her art.

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click the image to visit her site
..... and she is also active on social media
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Caroline Schell on Steemit

THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY SCULPTURE

Creation of a marble sculpture from the beginning to the end

at the Ernst Fuchs Villa with Otto

EXHIBITION PIGMALION and Book Presentation in BELGRADE

3/2/2018

click ▲ for a PDF preview of the catalog. This is a draft copy before printing.

the catalog plus examples of the individual artists monographs.

The promotion of the book PIGMALION 2017 and the opening of the exhibition will take place on Tuesday 13.2. 2018. At 19:00 PM at the
NLB BANK GALLERY

Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 165v, Beograd, Serbia

The exhibition continues until March 20th 2018

I feel very privileged that I was chosen to participate in this project PIGMALION, organized by Gorazd Čuk annually for over 25 years.

My artwork presented is EROS THANATOS II

Besides the large catalog of PIGMALION 2017, there were also individual Monographs of the participating artists produced.

ADDITIONAL INFO AND MORE PICTURES ON MY STEEMIT BLOG

Location
Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 165v, Beograd, Serbia
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PIGMALION on Facebook
and
PIGMALION on Instagram

CAROLINE SCHELL´S MARBLE SCULPTURE IN 5 MINUTES

23/9/2017

SANTA MUERTE

SANTA MUERTE by CAROLINE SCHELL

Creation of a
marble sculpture
from the beginning
to the end

SANTA MUERTE by CAROLINE SCHELL

SANTA MUERTE by CAROLINE SCHELL

SANTA MUERTE - dedicated to MIGUEL

Das Rad neu erfinden - Anlässlich "200 Jahre Fahrrad"

6/4/2017

Exhibition "Das Rad neu erfinden"
(reinventing the wheel)
Villa Berberich, 09.04-07.05.17
Vernissage 08.04 at 17:00

DAS RAD NEU ERFINDEN - Exhibition Villa Berberich

Art, technology and visions.
Exhibiting artists, amongst others: Lilli Hill, Hinrich Schueler, Elena Romanzin, Joachim Lehrer, Gabriele Esau, Stefano Gentile, Camarillo.
Parkstraße 1, 79713 Bad Säckingen, Germany

I am showing my work OUROBOROS PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE
click image below ▼ for more information and available prints

Ouroboros Perpetual Motion Machine

OUROBOROS PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE

Invitation for the Vernissage ►

UPDATE:
Photos from the Vernissage