| Otto Rapp |
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Born December 15th, 1944 in Felixdorf, Austria. Lived in Vienna until 1964, then moved to Stockholm, Sweden until 1968, subsequently emigrated to Canada in 1969, living in Calgary and moving to Lethbridge, Alberta the following year.
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| About the Artist |
Initially influenced by Surrealism, I later followed the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.
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Selfportrait Critical Eye
1978-1982 76 cm x 92 cm |
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Selfportrait With The Critical Eye.
I painted this after also acting as an art critic and juror, which I found to be a conflict of interest. |
Vindobona Altarpiece III
1994 graphite drawing on Arches etching paper 66 cm x 48 cm |
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Full title: Vindobona Altarpiece III - Snakes And Ladders. The third and last in a series that incorporates every whim and fancy experienced throughout the creation, randomly meandering through my self-constructed Inner Universe. |
Vindobona Altarpiece I
1993 graphite on Arches etching paper 66 cm x 48 cm |
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Boticelli's Dream
1994 graphite on Arches etching paper 38 cm x 56 cm |
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Magna Mater
1978 acrylic on canvas, mounted on masonite 56 cm x 100 cm |
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The Great Earth Mother. Venus of Willendorf. Eva and her most beautiful dress. Madonna and Child. A Self-portrait. Adam Rising etc. |
Pablo's Last Concert
1990 acrylic on canvas 102 cm x 76 cm |
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Picasso at his most playful, surrounded by odds and ends he refused to throw out, intuitively playing an assortment of out of tune musical instruments for the enjoyment of himself and with no regard to the sensitive ears of innocent bystanders. |
Revelation 20
1994 acrylic on canvas 71 cm x 51 cm |
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And when the thousand years are expired................ |
Ctulhu Monuments
1980 graphite on paper 46 cm x 61 cm |
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Inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, particularly the Ctulhu Mythos.
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Bogomi's Monastic Retreat
1997 acrylic on masonite 84 cm x 61 cm |
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The Visitor
1994 acrylic on masonite 71 cm x 61 cm |
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Self-propelled Beastie Seeder
2007 graphite on Arches etching paper 56 cm x 38 cm |
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The Beast Of Babylon
1980 graphite on paper 57 cm x 78 cm |
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Christan Fantasy Portrait
2008 graphite drawing on paper 38 cm x 34 cm |
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Portrait of my Favorite Muse - My Wife! |
MONUMENT TO THE UNBORN WAR HERO
1975 acrylic on canvas 102 cm x 86 cm |
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BOGOMIL'S COURT
1976 acrylic on canvas 71 cm x 51 cm |
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SHEPHERD OF THE SPHINX
1983 graphite on Arches etching paper 56 cm x 76 cm |
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GREY DAY AT THE FACTORY
1985 acrylic on canvas mounted on masonite 50 cm x 33 cm |
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BEAR BULL SHAMAN
2008 acrylic on paper mounted on masonite 21.5 cm x 26.5 |
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Bear Bull was a 19th Century Native American Shaman and Medicine Pipe Owner of the Blackfoot Nation |
BOGOMIL'S MOUSETRAP
2008 India Ink on Paper 31.5 cm x 21.5 |
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NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS CONTROL CENTER
2008 Ink Pens and Acrylic White Ink on toned Ingres Paper 22.5 cm x 28 cm |
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Ouroboros Perpetual Motion Machine
2009 graphite on paper 45.5 cm x 56 cm |
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a tongue in cheek variation of the Ouroboros serpent
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| Education and biography |
Bachelor of Fine Art (great distinction), 1982, University of Lethbridge
From 1972 to 1994 I had numerous Group and Solo Shows in Canada, culminating in an exhibition at the Prairie Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alberta in June/July 1994, titled : Art Of The Mystic |
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| Future shows |
No current plans.
My work can be also be viewed at the following sites:
http://beinart.org/artists/otto-rapp/
http://artofthemystic.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://otto-rapp.fineartamerica.com/ |
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Website: www.telusplanet.net/public/ottorapp/ |
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