Paris 2019 Charity Art Exhibition

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Painting by Boris Indrikov A Chance For Happiness Dear ladies and gentlemen, guests and visitors, We first “met” Liba Waring Stambollion online in January 2014, when we bought two works of art from our common friend, great visionary artist Otto Rapp, to support “Dreams and Divinities goes to Mexico: A month-long exhibit of more than 50 artists, starting with a week of films, music, live painting, poetry and a blessing for peace, balance and love.” Eight months later, in September 2014, our beautiful 18-year old daughter Lisa Louise ended her life by suicide, joining the millions of some of God’s finest creations doing so each year around the world, and making us and her five brothers one of countless “orphaned families” overnight. Appreciation and treating visitors with the utmost attention are fixed stars in our universe of interacting with others. Kindness never runs out of fashion. And in May 2016, when Liba had a solo show in our art gallery at Lake Wörthersee in the heart of the Austrian Alps, we lodged her in a beautiful turn-of-the-century villa at the lakeshore, and drove her and her guests to the opening in a stretch-limousine, to make them feel royal for just a few moments and get a giggle out of them and the audience that night. During a visit to Salzburg, Lisa had bought herself a special present not long before she left this world, a modern frock-coat she had only worn once or twice, and we felt inspired to give it to Liba, saying
Lisa would be so proud to know that a special piece from her little world was going to be worn by a brilliant mind and gifted artist in <strong>Paris</strong>. For which, in return, we received a limited edition print of Liba’s painting Passiflore (!). We stayed in touch ever since and the rest is history. In 2017, after finally beginning to collect what was left of our broken hearts, we registered A Chance for Happiness as a not-for-profit charity and organized our first annual gala event at Casinos Austria at Lake Wörthersee. Following in the footsteps of the last decades’ successful international initiatives regarding cancer and HIV/AIDS, our main focus is the promotion of an up to date exchange about the worldwide phenomenon of increasing suicide - not just on the margins but at the center of society, where it belongs. Every 15 Minutes, someone dies by suicide in the United States - every 50 to 60 minutes in France and Germany, every 40 seconds worldwide, with suicide attempts being even more frequent - and every 16 minutes someone is left behind, asking “why?” Why are so many people losing faith in life at a time when more of us are doing better than ever before? It’s a question most of us would rather continue to avoid. But a complete loss of faith in our current way of living doesn’t happen overnight, and everyone who ends his or her life progresses along a path. Likewise, the bereaved often require years to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones and to find joy in life again. To encompass this profoundly human theme in all its aspects, A Chance for Happiness supports suitable projects, large and small, in the following areas: 1. Enjoyment of life and personal development (happiness research), 2. Intelligent anti-bullying initiatives, 3. Suicide prevention (trans-generational transmission), and 4. Grief counseling for “orphaned families”. In 2018, the second charity gala, sponsored by UNESCO Club Vienna, already took place in Austria’s capital city. And now our third main annual event, and “with a little help from your friends”, is going international, as we have always hoped it would, recognizing that this theme is really of worldwide concern - and of all places to <strong>Paris</strong>, the city of love and light, that also has a special place in our life. A Chance for Happiness is about the essence of life itself and all of our experiences with it. Nothing more, nothing less. Approaching suicide and death as nothing gloomy and dark anymore, but embedded in the framework of a colorful and healing international event is, as far as we know, a premiere. And where will it be in 2020? London, Berlin, or somewhere completely different? Who knows, but get in touch and join us in making it happen. With love, Margot and Harald Walter Azmann www.achanceforhappiness.international
Page 3 and 4: Fêlures et Lumières
Page 5: “The wound is where the light ent
Page 9 and 10: Dreams & Divinities Through a serie
Page 11 and 12: ‘Night Vision 01’ White pencil
Page 13 and 14: ‘Lucanus Cervus’ Bronze finitio
Page 15 and 16: ‘L’Ange’ Acrylic and colored
Page 17 and 18: ‘Luminarium Liberat’ Oil and 23
Page 19 and 20: ‘The Prophet of Malakut’ Airbru
Page 21 and 22: ‘LOUIS-XIV’ Oil on canvas 120 x
Page 23 and 24: ‘The Sick Child’ Oil and temper
Page 25 and 26: ‘I Found A Blood Vision Trail Tha
Page 27 and 28: ‘Genius Loci’ Oil on panel 30,5
Page 29 and 30: Acrylic on canvas board 15 cm diame
Page 31 and 32: ‘The Inner Smile of Creative Libe
Page 33 and 34: Work in progress ‘Detail of Kali
Page 35 and 36: ‘Goddess Eostre’ Oil on canvas
Page 37 and 38: ‘Minotaur: The Seventh Labyrinth
Page 39 and 40: ‘Shamanic Healing’ Acrylic on c
Page 41 and 42: ‘Richard’s Dream of Continuum
Page 43 and 44: ‘Origen’ Acrylic on canvas 51 x
Page 45 and 46: ‘My Darlingtonia’ Graphite on p
Page 47 and 48: ‘Inside’ Acrylic on paper 70 x
Page 49 and 50: ‘Regardez les Oiseaux du Ciel’
Page 51 and 52: ‘On Temple Steps’ Graphite on p
Page 53 and 54: ‘The Landing’ Triptych Oil on c
Page 55 and 56: ‘Petite None’ Oil and gold leaf
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‘L’Antre-Monde’ Oil on canvas
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‘Discussion’ Paper mâche, plas
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‘The Soulless Warrior’ Acrylic
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‘Kinetic mecanik n°74’ Steel,
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‘Titanic Witch’ Tempera and oil
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‘Compassion’ Digital 56 x 90 cm
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‘Dawn Patrol’ Oil on panel 80 x
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‘Looking for Susan’ Oil on canv
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Alain Bellino
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