The old townhall in Mainz-Bretzenheim counts nearly 450 years now – indeed a historical, venerable Building, that would eventually tell us some good stories – if only it could speak. Another episode would be added now, about paintings, music and people – the little story about my Vernissage on Friday, September 9th 2016. If the old Building would have liked this evening? Well, it cannot speak, and so we will never know.
Anyway, I received some good positive echoes by the visitors coming to see my paintings on this nice late summer evening. I had followed gladly an invitation of „Kunst im Rathaus Bretzenheim (KiR) = Art in the old townhall” to show my work in this wonderful old building in the capital of our federal state. Mr Christoph Selenka, member and initiator of K.i.R “bumped” into my Christmas market presentation in Neuleiningen last year and invited me to come to Mainz. Thus, the vernissage and following exhibition with the motto “Farb(t)raeume” resulted. Farb(t)raeume is a play on the words Farbe = Colour and Traeume = Dreams. If we cut the “T” in Traeume we would get Raeume = Rooms.
After the welcome speech of Mrs. Siebner, mayoress of Bretzenheim, Mr Selenka introduced me and my work very explicitly and cordially. He nearly anticipated my Brother Simon´s Laudatio, who excellently sharped the audience´s focus for the paintings in his speech.
In between, four young musicians performed the musical framing for the vernissage: Katharina Bengel (Violin), Ilka Martin (Piano), Lasse Schraut (Violin) and Henrik Wietzke (Drums). The young students of LeiningerLand music school, together with their teacher and principal Mr. Richard Martin, just had won a price at a Kiwani’s Club challenge a couple of weeks ago. This evening they enthused the audience with their interpretation of „Light of Seven“ und „Viva la Vida“ and received resounding applause.
After that, with a glass of good secco and a some goodies we had some good conversations and I had to answer some interested questions. It was a nice mild late summer night, so it was not necessarily the best choice to stay indoors. Despite this, a lot of guests stood till late, the more as they had the possibility to chat about the event outside on the nice little forecourt.
The paintings will remain in the old townhall in Bretzenheim, An der Wied 2 , until October.
