Author: Leo

Berlin Visionaries – Galerie III Barmstedt

Time to finally write about exhibition opening in Barmstedt at Galerie III with Anja Brinkmann and Micha Krebs. The show went off nicely with a slew of articles in the local press.

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Tacheles

The future of the legendary Berlin artist collective building Tacheles is in doubt.

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Interdimensional Art Show 2009 Tour

I can now confirm that I have been included in the 6th Annual Interdimensional Art Show 2009 Tour. This will be the first time I have exhibited in North America.

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For the Love of Gold

Damian Hirst - For the Love of God

It seems some corners of the art world are starting to catch up with public opinion as is the “world financial crisis” is catching up with them.

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AOI and IFAA Become Sister Art Societies

Shoji Tanaka and Michel de Saint Ouen London based Society for the Art of Imagination (AOI) have twinned with International Fantastic Art Association (IFAA) which is based in Japan. As a first step all members of IFAA and AOI will

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Exhibitions in Germany

After a hiatus it is time to exhibit again. First is a group show with Anja Brinkmann and Micha Krebs just outside of Hamburg. The next will be with the Society for the Art of Imagination. The show is called Sacred Art.

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William Blake Retrospective – Tate Gallery

The Tate Britain is to recreate that William Blake’s first and only exhibition – exactly 200 years after it was staged in 1809 – and will bring together at least nine of the surviving 11 works from the 16 in the original show.

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Alex Grey’s Chapel of Sacred Mirrors Closes Temporarily

The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM) in New York will close at the end of this month. While the chapel will close with a New Year’s Eve party, the project will not come to an end.

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Key to All Optical Illusions Discovered

Humans can see into the future, says a cognitive scientist. The mechanism behind that can also explain why we are tricked by optical illusions.

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Dreamscapes Book and Exhibition – Amsterdam 2008

The new Dreamscape book has been released and I travelled to Amsterdam for the book launch and exhibition. The new Dreamscapes 2009 book represents 52 artists working in imaginary realism from around the world and has 164 pages in full color. As always, the print quality is from the highest level.

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Satoshi Sakamoto Interview on Lila.info

My friend Satoshi Sakamoto was recently interviewed on Lila.org by Daniel Mirante.

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Damien Hirst – The Rijksmuseum – and the Ultimate Bling

Damian Hirst - For the Love of God

I visited the Rijksmuseum to see some of the Old Masters. Much to my surprise and disappointment, I found the entrance dominated by Damien Hirst and a queue.

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Robert Venosa Interviews Peter Gric

After spending time in the Liminal Village at the Boom Festival where he was exhibiting, Robert Venosa made his way over to Vienna. Here he paid a visit to my friend Peter Gric, who he sat down with and discussed his artwork and a little about Fantastic and Visionary movement.

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James Gleeson – Australian Surrealist – Dies Aged 92

James Gleeson I sadly discovered last night that James Gleeson, Australia’s foremost surrealist painter passed away last month, aged 92. Gleeson was an early inspiration and influence on my own artwork. His visions in paint motivated me to render my

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Madeline Von Foerster – Waldkammer – Strychnin Gallery Exhibition

Madeline Von Foerster

With much anticipation that I awaited Madeline Von Foerster’s exhibition at Strychnin Gallery in Berlin. Her “Waldkammer” series consists of nine paintings that explore humanity’s often destructive relationship with nature, executed in the manner of the Old Masters.

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Berliner Kunstsalon and Contemporary Art

In the beginning the Berliner Kunstsalon exhibited much fresh and interesting artwork from many of the local artists who were marginalized in the Berlin art market. However since then it has transformed into the same banal copycat pap seen at all of the other art fairs.

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Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School

Tired of life drawing? Tired of drawing the same potatoes that recline on a couch? On Saturday Anja and I sought out different schooling for our figure drawing needs. We enrolled in Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, closeted away in a small club, hidden from street view, in the Graefekiez of Kreuzberg, Berlin.

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Promethean Flames – Philip Rubinov Jacobson

Philip Jacobson has released his second and long awaited book, Promethean Flames. It also surveys the situation between the contemporary art world and the modern creative mystic.

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Surreal Worlds (Surreale Welten) Exhibition Berlin

I travelled to Charlottenburg in the west of Berlin to see the Surreal Worlds, Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection. The collection is a great surprise and contains many well known names in Surrealism. The collection has exquisite examples of surrealistic art by Max Ernst, Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte, and with works by Odilon Redon, Paul Klee and Jean Dubuffet.

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Madeline Von Foerster’s Amazon Cabinet

The most entertaining story was how one of Madeline Von Foerster’s artworks, “Amazon Cabinet” was held by customs in Frankfurt Germany, because they thought that it was an Old Master’s artwork and not painted by a living 36 year old American artist.

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