VISIONARY REVUE

MATI KLARWEIN WITH
JIMI HENDRIX AND HIS GIRLFRIEND STELLA

      Of his apprenticeship with Klarwein, Venosa says,

      "What a time (Autumn, 1970) that turned out to be! Not only did I get started in proper technique, but at various times I had Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Jackie Kennedy and the good doctor Tim Leary himself peering over my shoulder to see what I was up to.
      "That loft was the energy center in New York, and I reveled in it. And somehow, miraculously, in the midst of all the nonstop pandemonium taking place every day I learned to lay the paint down properly.
      "Even though it was ever put to the test , discipline was one of the more important necessities that Mati emphasized and - through his own adherence - strongly impressed on me: I could only join in the festivities after my work was done and all brushes were washed.
      "Mati taught well the techniques of painting and, even more relevant, of quality living. I'm honored to have been one of the fortunate few to have studied with him."

IN MATI KLARWEIN'S STUDIO - NEW YORK 1970
Clockwise: Babette, Robert Venosa,
Cathy Ainsworth and Mati Klarwein

PARIS - FALL 2004

OUTSIDE CAMILLA

      During the 80's, Klarwein turned increasingly toward landscapes that were extremely unique in their abstract compositions and highly detailed executions with richly telluric and floric textures. "I like to play with perspectives," he explained.
      Throughout his life, he also painted many commissioned portraits, from royalty to celebrety, including Robert Graves, Noel Coward, Juliette Binoche, Richard Gere, Micheal Douglas and Brigitte Bardot. (Raymond Martin Verlag has announced a planned edition of Portraits.)

SELF PORTRAIT