FINISSAGE OF MY EXHIBITION AT THE GALERIE ESTHER

Galerie Esther by the Ernst Fuchs Museum in Vienna, Austria

Nine days ago I announced the upcoming Finissage of my solo exhibition. It has all the info and also a link to the previous post about the Vernissage. Yesterday, it was all wrapped up. The works are still hanging, but will be taken down on Tuesday, November 5th, as a new show is being installed.


^{Photo taken by Franz Müllner from Donaukultur.com
l to r: Daniel Friedemann (son of Ernst Fuchs), Anni Fuchs (museum director and curator),
yours truly, Otto Rapp and artist friend Regina Merta}
Myself, I was too busy talking to the guests, and even though I had my cell phone and small camera with me, I relied on others to provide me with good pictures. It was a nice ending to a month-long exhibition. Like at the Vernissage, when some people arrived from far away (friends, collectors and artists from Serbia at that time), I was pleased to see my long-time artist friend Amanda Sage who came from the USA, visiting with some of her students. I have not seen her in years, so that she happened to be here just at this time was a great coincidence. For her, and students of the 'Visionary Art Movement' a visit to the Ernst Fuchs Museum when in Vienna is 'obligatory'.
^{Photo from Anni Fuchs
l to r: myself, Amanda Sage and my artist friend Vesna Krasnec}
I had known both Amanda and Vesna for several years already before I returned to Austria in 2010 (Summer Holiday) and 2011 to stay permanently. That was when we met personally, not just 'on-line' through social media. Amanda was a frequent visitor to Vienna and later on also taught classes at the Visionary Art Academy (here in Vienna up until Corona forced them to close down).

^{screenshot from Vesna's phone - conference call with our good friend and world-class artist Peter Gric
he spends much of his time now in Montenegro - check out his blogs here @gric
small screen top right, from l to r: Myself, Amanda Sage and Vesna Krasnec}
Also a pleasant surprise was Demetrius Staykoff visiting. I exhibited with him and two other artists in Marchtrenk 2018, Anderswelt und Zeitenwende. Demetrius' main occupation: he is a Neurologist!

<sup>photo by Demetrius Staykoff

photo by Anni Fuchs</sup>At the end of the evening, a circle of close friends remained. Also, there was no shortage of physicians: two more of my doctor friends were present.
<sup>for a change, my own photo, with my old rickety Canon TX1
the 'obligatory' attempt at a selfie - my arms are too short!
another doctor friend, a psychiatrist, checking up on my 'sanity' - another one of my Canon TX1 photos

Amanda is asking 'are you taking a photo again?'

that's the best I can do with my old Canon TX1
and then I had to get a sticker to cover the face of a anonymous person (also on some other pics above)</sup>

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