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A Mad Summernight's Dream Journal

Journal Entry: Fri Jul 10, 2009, 3:10 PM



I dream of catching up with all my work and actually have more time to spend on more important things in live. Things that do not involve being on-line writing stupid Journal Entries .........


MY MAIN GALLERIES:



SURREAL PAINTINGS and SURREAL DRAWINGS
My gallery has a mix of different images, including photography - for those interested in my Surrealist Paintings and Drawings, click on the images above to take you to the respective categories.
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QUOTES
Everyone is always quoting, so here ar a couple of my own:
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I never made notes. I have great pride in my razor-sharp memory. Particularly when quoting people that agree with me!
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I've been asked many times whether I take drugs. Quoting Dali's: "I am the drug" is a tired old chestnut everyone seems to quote. For me, it's more like: "This is the way I perceive the world. In order to see it the way you do, I would have to take drugs!"

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you may quote me on that!



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SAACHI GALLERY SHOWDOWN

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My entry for SHOWDOWN V, Round 10 to be held between 13-07-2009 and 20-07-2009 is
OUROBOROS PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE

Please Vote
Thanks for your votes in previous rounds!
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I totally missed my friend :iconolorym: having entered the previous round also - both of us made it into the top 50. My drawing (above) was right next to his.

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I guess he is taking the next round(s) off, so I won't be able to show him support.
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In January 2009 I started a Private (by Invitation only) Network on the Ning Platform:

VISIONARY ART

I initially invited a few close friends to participate in order to test out the features.
To learn what it is all about, please click on the featured painting Parthenogenesis by Tassos Kouris:



I am proud to say that our tribe members are some of the best Visionary Artists in the Universe.

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My firstborn son Jason at age 10 with me in Venice, August 1981



This just in:
Jason, now a little older, member of the Heavy Metal Group "Wormbox" playing at Shred Fest Against Cancer Fundraiser @ The Underground, Calgary, January 24, 2009

Too bad that the soundquality is not the best on this You Tube Video - but his fretwork is superb - check it out:

JAY WORMBOX SHREDDING on YouTube


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Check out the

International Imaginative Artists Association
or read about it on MY BLOG
more background information can also be found at
The Imaginative Arts Exhibit Forum


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Now, if you read this far you deserve a treat ;) :

FOR ALL YOU JIMI HENDRIX AND PINK FLOYD FANS - I embedded 2 full lenght videos, the complete Jimi Hendrix Woodstock Performance, 57 min, and Pink Floyd Live - 85 min) on my Website Journal.


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Below is an image I played with from last years studio visit to
DeEs in Vienna.
Pictured are l to r:
myself, wife Christan, DeEs, Mathias Staber and his friend Kevin.



OK EVERYONE - SMILE, RELAX, SMILE, RELAX ......


Visit DeEs Website!

Here is a video of great works by DeEs:

Great sound also, so crank your speakers up!


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New video by De Es Schwertberger

click image to go to vimeo and view it! There are more interesting videos by De Es on the site, check them all!

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A artist I admire very much is Ernst Fuchs.
Check out his official website!

A friend and colleague who has done much to further the cause of Fantastic Realism is Philip Rubinov!

Rudolf Hausner was a great inspiration to me.
Having met him in the early eighties had much influence on the development of my work.

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THE VIENNA SCHOOL OF FANTASTIC REALISM:
A "SIXTH" MEMBER OF THE GROUP?


While conducting further research for my essay THE VIENNA SCHOOL OF FANTASTIC REALISM I was fortunate to discover additional resources: Kurt Regschek was originally closely associated with the group in Vienna, but left in 1965 to pursue his own way, just before internationally important exhibitions of the other 5 members took place. Kurt Regschek could be considered the Sixth Member of the Group. I've known and treasured the few works that I had seen up to now for many years, but was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of images and detailed information found through the links below.


A very personable and humble man, while being interviewed for his biography, he said:
"I know, a biography must be - however I don't like it when artists make themselves the work of art".
Kurt Regschek Biography





ZENTRUM WIEN
by Kurt Regschek



KURT REGSCHEK 2004
Photoalbum


A wealth of images can be found on the website maintained by Dr. Peter Diem:
Kurt Regschek Werke


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I want to thank my wife
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WACKY MERMAID
for putting up with me and finding time to add a special portrait of me to her gallery. Check it out:

Mystic Backview

VISIT MY WEBSITE
Art Of The Mystic Otto Rapp Website


WATCH A SLIDESHOW OF MY WORK on myartspace and listen to Pink Floyd
Slideshow Otto Rapp on myartspace.com


VISIT MY PAGE ON BEINART.ORG
beinArt Surreal Art Collective

beinArt Surreal Art Collective



check out the Metal Band Wormbox my firstborn son Jay plays guitar for
WORMBOX




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ART SCAMS ON THE INTERNET:
I dont have much time to waste on this stuff anymore, but for those few that read my Journal, go and have a look at this group, read and heed the warnings!




I publicly state I do NOT support the WORLD ART FOUNDATION-WORLD ART EXPO


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  • Mood: Suggestive
  • Listening to: the voices in my head
  • Reading: what I wrote
  • Watching: the monitor
  • Playing: with my mouse
  • Eating: gum

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
  • Interests: art, photography
  • Favourite band or musician: Pink Floyd
  • Favourite genre of music: anything that rocks, but also classical
  • Favourite artist: Ernst Fuchs, Rudolf Hausner
  • Favourite poet or writer: Leonard Cohen
  • Favourite style of art: Surrealism, Fantastic Realism
  • Personal Quote: Signa Te Signa Temere Me Tangis Et Angis
  • Tools of the Trade: camera, photoshop, brushes and paint
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Comments


amazing gallery

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:gallery: dont forget to visit my photo account ~LMR-photography
Hay dos cosas infinitas: el Universo y la estupidez humana. Y del Universo no estoy seguro. A.E.
thanks for the faves!

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My Ant Web Site [link]
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Thanks for faves , my friend. :wave:

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Thanks for the comment and fave on "Mercy." Really appreciate it.

Your surreal artwork is fascinating, my friend. :nod:

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A truly exquisite corpse you did with Janelle. The "Eyes DO have it."

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You ain't so bad your self.
I see a resemblace of H.R. Giger as well as R.S Connett
Peter S Sibrin
Love your work sir! *bow down* :P

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great work! i want to color some of them with highlighters and use a blacklight to create a wonderland!

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"The ignorance of Mankind is no excuse for that of the Individual." ~enoctis
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dear otto, i hope you recieved my notes

i await your response...sorry for that

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"The Reality of Dreams is the Dream of Reality"
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Love your gallery! :heart:

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