Category: Fantasy

200th anniversary issue of rue morgue magazine

27/6/2021

I am stoked to have been featured in the
200th Anniversary Issue of RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE for May/June 2021

On June 16th I got a surprise in the mail. Back in February/March I was asked by British writer Rich Johnson (who also writes for Fangoria Magazine) if I would like to see my work published. We had some conversations via email, eventually I almost forgot about it. Then this package arrived, with two complimentary copies. Well written, it got down to the gist of what we talked about.

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I combined the 3 pages of the Rue Morgue article into one and uploaded it as a separate file
large view so it can be easily read

The four featured images:

also mentioned in the article: this image of "Deterioration" was used for the album cover of
VENGEANCE OF MINE - Abnormal Condition of the Mind

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tea portrait - details

1/5/2021

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in the studio, working on the finishing touches

TEA PORTRAIT - Details
a "teaser" preview - a larger video including the process is in the works

Video by Otto Rapp - Music by Frederick J Benjamin - "World Jam 2" - free music from Pixabay
This is a short teaser about my fantasy drawing, showing details only.
See the full drawing here on EasyZoom in high resolution 

This work was especially created for the Sulamith Wülfing Exhibition and Book project. More about it:
Sulamith Wülfing - eine Vorschau - a sneak preview

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Exhibition in Novi Sad - "Antilogika Image"

7/2/2015

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I am participating in this upcoming exhibition - Opening on February 9th in Novi Sad, Serbia.

„Антилогика слике“- интеракција визуелног и писаног
"Antilogika Image"
the interaction of the visual and writing
opening February 9th 2015

„Антилогика слике“- интеракција визуелног и писаног 9. 2. 2015.

My work in this show will be Fomorii General

Изложба слика „Антилогика слике“ и промоција истоимене књиге (збирке приповедака) идејног творца сликара Славка Крунића, одржаће се у понедељак, 9. фебруара од 19 часова у Ликовном салону Културног центра Новог Сада.

The Exhibition "Antilogika Image" and the promotion of the book (collection of short stories) curated by painter Slavko Krunić, will be held on Monday, February 9th at 19:00 hr in the Art Salon of the Cultural Center of Novi Sad.

„Антилогика слике“- интеракција визуелног и писаног

Окосница прича у књизи су слике, али сагледане кроз хумор, иронију, гротеску, апсурд… Ово занимљива комбинација подразумева интеракцију слике и текста, па су стога разни писци позвани да напишу кратке приче „према мотивима“ слике неког од предвиђених уметника. По одабиру Крунића састављена је листа од 15 сликара, а по предлогу Мирјане Огњановић, направљена је листа писаца.

Након новосадског представљања слика и књиге, планиране су изложбе и промоције збирке приповедака у другим градовима Србије, као и у Словенији, Бугарској, Црној Гори и Италији.

- „Антилогика слике“ има сасвим посебан положај међу књигама. Она се данас јавља у нарочитој форми пинакобиблиотеке, тј. збирке коју сачињавају сликарска и прозна дела. Збирка обухвата, поред осталог, и врхунске домете цивилизације: сатиру, гротеску, иронију и апсурд, који су посредством једног „породичног споразума“ склопљеног са новим сувереном из династије Хум-ор, послужили за испитивање бескрајних веза ликовних и књижевних искустава – рекао је Славко Крунић.

The backbone of the story in the book are pictures, but perceived through humor, irony, grotesque, absurd ... This interesting combination of the interaction of image and text, and therefore various writers were invited to write a short story, "according to themes" pictures of some of the most anticipated artists. By choosing Krunić composed a list of 15 artists, a proposal by Mirjana Ognjanović developed a list of writers.

After presenting the Novi Sad pictures and books are planned exhibitions and promotions collection of short stories in other cities of Serbia, as well as in Slovenia, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Italy.

- "Antilogika image" has a very special position among the books. It is now common in the particular form pinakobiblioteke, ie. collection consisting of paintings and prose. The collection includes, among other things, the top reaches of civilization: the satire, the grotesque, irony and absurdity, which means a "family agreement" concluded with the new sovereign dynasty Hum-or, were used for testing the endless connection of art and literary experience - said Slavko Krunić.

UPDATE - about the opening on February 9th, posted the following day on the Cultural Center Novi Sad website:

ИЗЛОЖБА СЛИКА И ПРОМОЦИЈА КЊИГЕ „АНТИЛОГИКА СЛИКЕ“
EXHIBITION AND PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK
"ANTILOGIKA PICTURES"

ИЗЛОЖБА СЛИКА И ПРОМОЦИЈА КЊИГЕ „АНТИЛОГИКА СЛИКЕ“

pictures from the opening (text in Serbian) on the Cultural Center website.

Cultural Center Knjaževac - April 24th 2015

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YOUFO by Peter Profant

8/5/2014

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MYSTIC UFO
- digital self-portrait
my gifted musician friend Peter Profant composed a work for this image and put it on you tube.

prints available HERE

"I thought I saw a UFO, but it was just YOU!"
Photo Art Work: Otto Rapp - Music: Peter Profant
Ivana Pristasova - Violins, Peter Profant - Cellos and Percussions, Michal Jasko - Trombones, Pavel Poliak - Tuba.
Recorded in ProfantasyMusicLab by Peter Profant
Mix and Master: Milan Tokoly

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Isabella Bogner-Bader - Couture

27/10/2013

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Fantastic couture from the multitalented artist Isabella Bogner-Bader

find much more on her website and facebook page

Avantgarde fashion show 2011,
design by Isabella Bogner Bader, Song Kiss for the Miss

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Kinuko Y. Craft - A Romantic Visionary

27/10/2013

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Kinuko Y. Craft had been a favorite of mine for decades. The picture above links to her official website.

A fabulous album of her work is found on her facebook page.

Please respect copyright
read this information about use of Kinuko Y. Craft's art on the web

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THE LOST THING by Shaun Tan

20/10/2013

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The Lost Thing is a 2000 picture book, written and illustrated by Shaun Tan. Set in the near future, in dystopian Melbourne, Australia, The Lost Thing is a story about Shaun who enjoys collecting bottle tops for his bottle top collection. One day, while collecting bottle tops near a beach, he discovers a strange creature, that seems to be a combination of an industrial boiler, a crab, and an octopus. This creature is referred to as "The Lost Thing" by the narrator.

http://www.thelostthing.com/

This book was adapted into a 15-minute animated short film in 2010, directed by Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann and narrated by Tim Minchin. It won the Oscar for Best Animated Short. It was nominated for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

Update:
the video originally embedded above was no longer available. I found a version with Turkish subtitles.
Should this one disappear again, at least the trailer below won't: