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Beinart Surreal Art Show 2016 CoproNason Gallery

28/2/2016

posted by Otto Rapp

Video embedded from Jon Jaylo on Facebook:

Beinart Surreal Art Show 2016 CoproNason Gallery Filmed & Edited by my son RaveLocation: LA, Venice & Sta.Monica, CaliforniaCaptured with Samsung S6 Edge PhoneEdited in Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects With special thanks: Jon Beinart, Greg Escalante, Gary Pressman, Copro Gallery, Chet Zar, Travis Louie, Peter Gric, Laurie Lipton, Christopher Ulrich, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Redd Walitzki, Roxanna Walitzki, Sandy Yagi, Pamela Wilson, Scott G. Brooks, Steven Kenny, Maria Teicher, Jana Brike, Chris Leib, Lee Shamel, Naoto Hattori, Alfred Squire IV, Deena DE, Ross, Rave, Cloud, Radiant Child, Corinne Beinart & everyone who supported and took part of this epic showAudio Credit: Solar Flares- Silent Partner,excerpt from Jacoo~ A World of Peace ( with Charlie Chaplin's speech)
Posted by Jon Jaylo on Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Beinart Surreal Art Show 2016
CoproNason Gallery

Filmed & Edited by my son Rave
Location: LA, Venice & Sta.Monica, California
Captured with Samsung S6 Edge Phone
Edited in Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects

With special thanks: Jon Beinart, Greg Escalante, Gary Pressman, Copro Gallery, Chet Zar, Travis Louie, Peter Gric, Laurie Lipton, Christopher Ulrich, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Redd Walitzki, Roxanna Walitzki, Sandy Yagi, Pamela Wilson, Scott G. Brooks, Steven Kenny, Maria Teicher, Jana Brike, Chris Leib, Lee Shamel, Naoto Hattori, Alfred Squire IV, Deena DE, Ross, Rave, Cloud, Radiant Child, Corinne Beinart & everyone who supported and took part of this epic show

Audio Credit: Solar Flares- Silent Partner,
excerpt from Jacoo~ A World of Peace ( with Charlie Chaplin's speech)

Previews: “beinArt Surreal Art Show 2016″ @ Copro Gallery

Antipodes Project: Kilroy was here

26/1/2016

posted by Otto Rapp

KILROY WAS HERE

KILROY WAS HERE - ANTIPODES PROJECT

Antipodes Project:
70 by 44 inches. Collaborative Micron pen drawing on 20 pieces of 11 x 14 inch Bristol Paper.
Participating Artists:
Ben Tolman, Joe MacGown, Joseph H. MacGown, Julianne MacGown, Ryan Thornburg, Otto Rapp, Marnie Pitts, Pizo Meyer, Zachary Nolin, Chloe Marsters, Jay Garfinkle, Marcel Bakker, Paulo Cunha, Alexander Bostic, Deborah Valentine, Gil Perry, and Lars Peterson

This panel is currently on display at
LUSO - AMERICAN SURREALISM of the 21st Century: Mississippi State, MS
from January 21 to February 19, 2016

Here are the individual 20 panels that make up this magnificent work:

© the copyright belongs to each participating artist on this project

Joe MacGown at http://www.artofthemystic.com/blog/luso-american-surrealism-of-the-21st-century-mississippi-state-ms

Joe MacGown at the LUSO - AMERICAN SURREALISM of the 21st Century Exhibition

The Antipodes Project was a collaborative art project started by Ben Tolman in 2006.
It was an ongoing, evolving project dedicated to exploring the antipodes of our collective mind.
The project was later continued by fellow artist Joe MacGown.

Ben Tolman

Note:
this is just one of the project pieces artists were working on. There may be more completed in future.
Joe told me some time ago that there might be additional panels on this one as well - it is a growing work!

ANTIPODES FACEBOOK GROUP

For more news, if you are on Facebook,
check out the Antipodes Project Group ►

Homage to HR Giger - Exhibition in Hamburg

25/1/2016

posted by Otto Rapp

Homage to HR Giger - Exhibition in Hamburg

Homage to HR Giger

January 27th to March 6th 2016

Opening times:
Tue - Sat .: 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM;
Sun .: 11:00 AM to- 6.00 PM
Admission: 5 €
(teenagers under 18 are admitted free)

Hommage an HR Giger

27.01. - 06.03.2016

Öffnungszeiten:
Di. - Sa.: 14.00 - 19.00Uhr;
So.: 11.00 - 18.00Uhr
Eintritt: 5 €
(Jungendliche unter 18 Jahren haben freien Eintritt)

Fabrik der Künste
20537 Hamburg
Kreuzbrook 10/12
www.fabrikderkuenste.de

Event invitation ►

MAGICAL DREAMS III Exhibition in Warsaw

9/1/2016

MAGICAL DREAMS III
Centrum Promocji Kultury – Warsaw
January 9th to 30th 2016

MAGICAL DREAMS III

MAGICAL DREAMS III

click ▲ to see Facebook Invitation

33 artists, 14 countries of the world.
Magical Realism, Surrealism, Visionary art.
The names are known around the world, the latest, unpublished paintings and sculptures.
After a 3-month exhibition in Szczyrk, Magical Dreams will be presented at the Center for the Promotion of Culture in Warsaw’s Praga.
All the works included in the exhibition are on sale.
The exhibition is accompanied by an album.
Curator: Marcin Kokoszko

Some of the artwork shown by members of our Visionary Art Network –
check out the slide show on the original blog on the VAG site.

Alan Kopera - MAGICAL DREAMS III Exhibition

Alan Kopera

For a complete list of artists, go to ► MAGICAL DREAMS III – ARTISTS

Centrum Promocji Kultury ul. Podskarbińska 2, 03-833 Praga, Warszawa, Poland

Centrum Promocji Kultury ul. Podskarbińska 2, 03-833 Praga, Warszawa, Poland

UPDATE: Pictures from the Vernissage by Wiesław Orlita

Check the entire album by Wiesław Orlita on Facebook: Wernisaż Warszawa

Magical Dreams III - 2015

27/8/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

Magical Dreams III - 2015

Bator Art Gallery Beskidzka Galeria Sztuki
and
Centrum Promocji Kultury
w Dzielnicy Praga Południe

invites you to the opening reception of “Magical Dreams III”

opening in Bator Art Gallery:
19 September 2015 at 7 pm.
The exhibition continues untill Nowember 30th 2015
ul. Myśliwska 60, 43-370 Szczyrk

opening in Centrum Promocji Kultury:
Jannuary 9th, 2016 at 7 pm.
The exhibition continues untill Jannuary 30th 2016
ul. Podskarbińska 2, 03-833 Warszawa

download Invitation pdf document ►

MAGICAL DREAMS III

Magical Dreams III - 2015

MAGICAL DREAMS III - 2015

Einfach Phantastisch - Sonderausstellung Barockschloss Riegersburg - Press Update

21/8/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

Grenzüberschreitende Phantasie
In Schloss Riegersburg im Waldviertel geben sich Barock und Phantasten die Hand.

this is a article in the German language magazine Morgen (Kulturzeitschrift aus Niederösterreich) written by Verena Kienast

Francesca Pilati vor dem Apokalyptischen Reiter des deutschen Malers Wolfgang Grasse. Als Herrin auf Schloss Riegersburg hat sie das barocke Anwesen als reizvolle Begegnungsstätte mit moderner Kunst aus Österreich und den Nachbarländern etabliert.

Francesca Pilati vor dem Apokalyptischen Reiter des deutschen Malers Wolfgang Grasse. Als Herrin auf Schloss Riegersburg hat sie das barocke Anwesen als reizvolle Begegnungsstätte mit moderner Kunst aus Österreich und den Nachbarländern etabliert.

download PDF document

Vladimir Petrov-Gladky, Hommage zu Salvador Dalí (2014)

Vladimir Petrov-Gladky, Hommage zu Salvador Dalí (2014)

Auf den ersten Blick haben sie denkbar wenig gemein, die Werke der barocken Meister und die Jahrhunderte später entstandenen Arbeiten eines Rudolf Hausner, eines Ernst Fuchs oder eines Arik Brauer. Auf den zweiten Blick hingegen stellen die Üppigkeit von Phantasie und Formen und die geradezu traumhafte Verkettung von Objekten und Ereignissen durchaus verbindende Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen den zwei Kunstrichtungen aus zeitlich recht weit voneinander entfernten Epochen der europäischen Kulturgeschichte dar. Und so gehen auch die Werke phantastischer Kunst der vergangenen Jahrzehnte in ihren unterschiedlichen Ausprägungen mit dem barocken Umfeld von Schloss Riegersburg im Waldviertel eine reizvolle, spannende Symbiose ein.
..................read more

The Vernissage of this Exhibition was published in this blog entry from May 15th 2015 here:
Einfach Phantastisch - Sonderausstellung Barockschloss Riegersburg

PHANTASTISCHE VENUS in Viechtach - the Vernissage

28/7/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

Here is a video from the BR3 Evening Show (Bavarian Television) about this Exhibition - it is in German:

The video above can be downloaded - it is also available on You Tube ►

Ausstellung

the link to the broadcast will only function for 1 week. Above is the downloaded video from BR3

In der Kunst sind wir Frauen ja seit jeher sehr gefragt - siehe die berühmte Mona Lisa, Nofretete oder die Venus von Milo! In einer Ausstellung im niederbayerischen Viechtach dreht sich derzeit auch alles um das weibliche Geschlecht ...

Autor: Trixie Ziegler
Redaktion: Matthias Keller-May

Phantastische Venus

see the previous blog - click on image

The day before the opening of the Exhibition
70 Stars for PhanArt Viechtach 2015
"Phantastische Venus" with 70 female artists from all over the world!
click for album on Flickr
▼

A few photos from the Vernissage

PHANTASTISCHE VENUS - Vernissage

Gläserne Scheune

on the following day, a group of artists and visitors that attended the vernissage visited the 'Gläserne Scheune' of Rudolf Schmid - a slide show of pictures are found on Otto Rapp's Photo Blog ►

PHANTASTISCHE VENUS in Viechtach

7/7/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

PHANTASTISCHE VENUS in Viechtach

Kurator und Ideengeber Reinhard Schmid organisiert zusammen mit der Stadt Viechtach eine noch nie dagewesene Kunstshow: Bei der „Phantastischen Venus“ werden 70 (!) Künstlerinnen aus 23 Ländern ihre Werke in Viechtach präsentieren.

PHANTASTISCHE VENUS 70 Female Artists from around the World

70 Stars for PhanArt Viechtach 2015
"Phantastische Venus"
with 70 female artists from all over the world!
Opening 24th of July 2015

Throughout history, art created by women was often denied the attention it deserves. Over the recent years, artist and curator Reinhard Schmid discovered a wealth of female talent and wants to show it in proper proportion to art created by men. Therefore an exhibition planed in 2015 is to demonstrate the importance, skill and imagination of female artists on an unprecedented level. It will be the first of its kind, bringing together 70 female professional artists working in the field of fantastic art, magical realism or similar from all over the world.

PHANTASTISCHE VENUS
70 Female Artists from around the World

Artists list and their websites

the event on Facebook ►

"Persephone Unveiled" by Camille Dela Rosa

UPDATE July 25. 2015

The Opening yesterday was a huge success!
The exhibition will be open until November 4th
Address: Altes Rathaus Viechtach, Stadtplatz 1, 94234 Viechtach/Bayern
Opening times:
Monday to Friday 8 AM to 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM to 1 PM
Sunday 10 to 12 AM (until Sept. 27th)
Sunday 2 PM to 4 PM on 26.7./09.8/23.8/6.9/13.9/20.9/4.10/18/10 Sunday 1.11 closed

Vernissage pictures and News Video

Peter Hutter at the Phantastenmuseum in Vienna

2/6/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

On Saturday, June 13th 2015 at 11:00 AM the Exhibition METAPORPHOSEN by Peter Hutter opens at the Phantastenmuseum Wien.

PETER HUTTER

Fernal Costume Party

31/5/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

A selection of the first few postings on facebook about the opening of the Garden of Fernal Delights in San Francisco. Stay tuned to the associated blog where most postings will appear in the near future (once Liba WS catches her breath)!

photo by Kathi Stutler Schmieder

photo by Kathi Stutler Schmieder

The opening Fernal performance - video by Sandy Yagi (on facebook)

Incredible video projection performance at the Fernal costume ball last night .
Posted by Sandy Yagi on Saturday, May 30, 2015

photo by Sandy Yagi

photo by Sandy Yagi

photo by Aloria Weaver

photo by Aloria Weaver

Ausstellung "Zwischen den Welten" mit Gemälden und Grafiken von Michael Maschka

31/5/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

Liebe Freunde und Gäste des Kunst- und Kulturvereins callas-bremen e.V.

Wir freuen uns besonders, Ihnen die Gemälde und Grafiken von Michael Maschka in einer Einzelausstellung präsentieren zu dürfen.

Michael Mascka über seine Arbeit: "Ich möchte die geistigen Realitäten, die sich im Mythos manifestieren, zu einem sinnlichen Erlebnis werden lassen.
Dies könnte man als das Credo meiner künstlerischen Arbeit bezeichnen"

http://www.michaelmaschka.de/

Zur Vernissage der Austtellung "Zwischen den Welten" am 06. Juni 2015 um 20.00 Uhr ( Einlass ab 19.30 Uhr) laden wir Sie herzlich ein.

Wir würden uns sehr freuen, mit Ihnen gemeinsam einen schönen Abend verbringen zu dürfen.

Im Anhang befindet sich gesamte Einladung als PDF und die callas-in-site mit weiteren Informationen, falls sie diese weiterleiten möchten.

Bringen Sie zu dieser Ausstellung gern Ihre Freunde mit, Sie sind herzlich willkommen!

Herzliche Grüße - das callas-Team

http://www.callas-bremen.de/

callas bremen

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Ausstellung Michael Maschka pdf

Einladung Michael Maschka pdf

Michael Maschka
is a member of our Visionary Art Network and featured on our public Visionary Art website.

Einfach Phantastisch - Sonderausstellung Barockschloss Riegersburg

16/5/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

Collagen von Nikolaus Neureiter

ORF Seitenblicke Künstler auf der Riegersburg
ORF Seitenblicke artists at the Riegersburg

Der Titel "EINFACH PHANTASTISCH" folgt der bisherigen Linie des Ausstellungsprogramms. Das Barockschloss Riegersburg entwickelte sich Dank der Initiative von Frau Francesca Gräfin Pilati von Thassul in den letzten 10 Jahren zu einem Zentrum vor allem phantastischer Kunst. Durch seine exponierte Lage nahe der tschechischen Grenze in Niederösterreich wurde es ein Ort grenzüberschreitender Großausstellungen.

The title "EINFACH PHANTASTISCH" (Simply Fantastic) follows the previous line of the exhibition program. The baroque castle Riegersburg has in the last 10 years developed into a center for particularly fantastic art, thanks to the initiative of Mrs. Francesca Countess Pilati of Thassul. Due to its location near the Czech border in Lower Austria it has been a place of large-scale cross-border exhibitions.

to read more, please go to the official website EINFACH PHANTASTISCH (German)
or EINFACH PHANTASTISCH (English, Google website translation, it may not be entirely correct).

EINFACH PHANTASTISCH

Zdenka Infeld and Otto Rapp, photo Nikolaus Neureiter

Dr. Cornelia Mensdorff-Pouilly, Zdenka Infeld and Otto Rapp, photo Nikolaus Neureiter

Dr. Cornelia Mensdorff-Pouilly and Gräfin Francesca Pilati, photo Otto Rapp

Performance at the castle entrance, photo Otto Rapp

On the official website you will also find more photos HERE (4 pages, klick <weiter> on the bottom of each page)

Updates: Slide shows from the event

Lubo Kristek: In Gefangenschaft des Blauen Tango

Einfach Phantastisch Vernissage

Update August 20th 2015 - Press Coverage:
Einfach Phantastisch - Sonderausstellung Barockschloss Riegersburg - Press Update

Making Out – The Exquisite Diversity of Desire

14/5/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

Great! A number of our friends are featured in this show!

MAKING OUT- THE EXQUISITE DIVERSITY OF DESIRE @ GALLERYX

Since its opening in Dublin, Ireland only last year, GalleryX has been (with somewhat vivacious intention) causing quite a stir. After releasing its opening night featuring the best in alternatively impeccable Irish artists, a showing of arcane magic with Into The Dark and their most recent Macabre Gallery Show I, GalleryX haven’t shied far from the limelight where the provocatively flamboyant hold their heads high. Organised in support of the #YesEquality campaign, Making Out – The Exquisite Diversity of Desire will give you a new perspective on what desire really means.

Making Out – The Exquisite Diversity of Desire

Opening Reception:
May 14, 2015 | 6PM

Exhibition Dates:
May 15, 2015 – June 14, 2015

GalleryX
3 Herbert Street, Dublin, D2, Ireland

Opening times: Wednesday-Saturday 10-5; Sunday 12-5

Participating Artists:
(highlighted artists are members of our network)

Jim Fitzpatrick (Ireland) | Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule (Australia) | Dolorosa De La Cruz (Ireland) | Louise Dumont(France) | Stuart Edwards (Canada) | Alessandro Gaggio (Italy) | Hector Heathwood (Ireland) | Cyril Helnwein(Ireland) | Christian Hofer (Ireland)
| Elodie Huré (France) | Harriet Myfanwy Nia Tahany (Ireland) | Ulli Richter(Germany)
| Bruce Rimell (UK) | Darran Robinson a.k.a Dr Dublin (Ireland) | Angel Roy (France)
| Italia Ruotolo(Italy) | John Santerineross (USA) | Katarzyna Sliwa (Ireland) | Alexandra Unger (UK).

Christian Hofer

Read More in the original blogpost by Natalia Fedoruk here: Making Out – The Exquisite Diversity of Desire

Making out - download the GalleryX exhibition poster

click to download the pdf exhibition poster!

International Shipping of Artwork - Example USA

19/4/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

Shipping your artwork has presently been discussed in regards to upcoming exhibitions of our members and associates. I like to summarize a few things here that may be of help.

First of, it is important to pack your work properly. Here is a tip that I found useful and I had packed my work in a similar fashion before (click image to follow link) :

How to pack your framed painting for shipping in 6 easy steps - blog post on the Tara Shipping website.

Additionally, I want to pass on this caution if you were thinking of using wood as packing material:
Avoid using wood as packing material!
There are stringent import regulations for solid wood packing, and these regulations are international, not just US. This was most likely the case that held up our shipment from Paris to Mexico. The regulations are similar everywhere, here are the ones for the US:
Implementation of Wood Packaging Material Regulation - USDA United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Even though it says, in part: "WPM made entirely of manufactured wood material (e.g., particleboard, plywood, oriented strandboard),wine and whiskey barrels, and WPM with a thickness of 6 mm or less are exempt from the treatment and marking requirements." - I would sooner not take a chance and preferably use something other than wood.
additional information:
Import and Export Requirements for Wood Packaging Material (WPM) into the U.S.

Customs

Contents as Artworks are Duty-Free under Article HTSUS-9701
the abbreviation HTSUS means: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
for more info read Works of Art, Collector’s Pieces, Antiques, and Other Cultural Property

For further research, I suggest looking at this, because this is what HTSUS-9701 is based on:
UNESCO Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, with Annexes A to E and Protocol annexed 1950 - scroll to Annex B - Works of art and collectors' pieces of an educational, scientific or cultural character.

You find additional information, specific to the US here: US Customs Regulations

From our colleague Bruce Rimell comes this advice about forms:

Three copies of an artwork declaration similar to this one (which is the one Fedex uses). One set will cover multiple artworks I believe.
Three copies of a Commercial Invoice with the Insurance value of the artwork(s).
The following text, which should be on the Commercial Invoice. I also attach it to the package itself for absolute clarity: "Contents as Artworks are Duty-Free under Article HTSUS-9701. Please see attached Artwork Declaration."

I've done my homework about this years ago - once I learned that the sometimes wrongly given "advice" of low-balling your insurance value could get you into trouble. I had the experience before when artwork was held in customs for this very reason.

As for Shippers, I would assume you know your local agents such as FedEx, UPS, DHL etc. and depending on were you are, the regular postal service might be cheaper, but it takes often longer, so calculate accordingly.
As a alternative, while in Canada, I had good experience with this company: GPNS Logistics
I shipped my artwork to Austria with them for a fraction of the quote I got from FedEx; so if you are in Canada, this would be a lower cost alternative. Interestingly, my shipment arrived in Vienna via FedEx!
Untested USA and UK, whereas Austria and Canada I used before, and so did a few friends. You may inquire about quotes from these companies:

in the USA - Pak Mail Centers of America
in Canada - GPNS Logistics
in the UK - PACK & SEND Systems Pty Ltd
in Austria - pack&weg! Spedition und Handels GmbH

If you know of any other shipping companies that provide similar services at lower costs, like the ones above, please add particulars in the comments. I had just now written to GPNS in Canada for information if they know of any similar services (or partner firms) elsewhere in the world.

Exhibition Babelturm by Wessi

13/4/2015

Post by Otto Rapp

Exhibition Opening on Tuesday, April 21. 2015 at 7:00 PM
Duration: April 22. to May 21. 2015
Bulgarian Cultural Institute Haus Wittgenstein
1030 Wien, Parkgasse 18 - map

Wessi's page at our Visionary Art Gallery

WESSI - VISIONARY ART GALLERY