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Number 184 * Radegunde - Tuesday. 12. August 2003 - Paul Speratus 1551 * 1 Eu / B 6527 A

RURAL DISTRICT STRAUBING-BOGEN
World champion in the portrait quickness drawing: Toni All and his muse Alexandra perform at the Gaeuboden fair.

In 90 seconds a portrait of the world champion of the quickness artist

Doris Day, John Travolta and FJS sat model already

Gaeubodenfair-fan Toni All leaves upon request the Pimple on the nose out


He is multimedia performer,book author, musician, painter, object and computer artist and in addition multiple world champion in the quick portrait; Works of it were already seen at the Documenta in Kassel. And actually he is, so his girlfriend and muse Alexandra, a philosopher that lives in order to move something, formulate it.
Toni All, age-group 1950, thin cigarette smoker with horsetail, three day beard, anarchic charm and undefinable slang, moves for ten years the artistic aspect of the Gaeuboden fair: His portraits, this
time next to the entry for the east Bavarian show, everyone who wants with black pastel and particularly incredibly fast. On average, so his catalog shows, he creates in 90 seconds a portrait which gives three dimension to the drawing by smudging with the fingers or the whole hand.

The people here on the Gaeuboden fair let themselves be drawn with pleasure, states Toni All. and Alexandra answers to the question how he reacts graphically if his model does not look like a beauty queen: He works there idealizing and rather emphasizes the advantages.
And finally everyone has that.
Alexandra und Toni
Most with pleasure striking heads. Toni draws with pleasure striking heads. And there are enough at the Gaeuboden fair in Straubing. It is only difficult if one is bald: Hairs influence the personal emission enormously; you notice that if you come from the hairdresser. Then you think: how do I look now? And what am I supposed to draw if the model does not have any hairs on the head?

Toni accentuates his portraits, and that, he gives away: The people pay me only for my drawing it. Alexandra states how beautifull it is to watch him at the job: There he does a correct show of that. And often it is also merry when he asks whether he is supposed to draw the pimple on the nose: No, particularly women shout then, for Gods sake! Not the pimple.

Conversation about marriage, job, child. Interesting is also the conversations during the drawing, about marriage, job or children. Also about politics? Toni grins: I talk sometimes about politics. Nevertheless to swear about politicians is fun. But Alexandra is more cautious there, she talks with more pleasure about other things. Alexandra: Those are often very normal conversations of woman to woman.

His most prominent customers? Many years ago at a journey through the USA he painted in Hollywood Doris Day and John Travolta, who was still completely unknown then, and Franz Josef Strauss during the October celebration in the Paulaner-tent and Chief Mayor Reinhold Perlak here in Straubing. What is unpleasant at his profession? The long standing about, 15 hours on day, and if no one comes who wants to be drawn. And what are the pleasant sides? The success when the people are pleased with the drawing, and when Alexandra and I harmonize so nicely, he says and gently puts the arm around his muse.

Drawing is something intellectual. And how is it with vacation? The two of them laugh: Vacation, for they it doesn´t exist. From May until November they travel about the fairs and after that Toni All dedicates himself to the music and the acrylic painting. Alexandra underlines once again that he is a philosopher who must have a clear head for the drawing and painting, he must not be distracted: Drawing is an intellectual thing, that works all with the head.

The next stops after Straubing are Nuremberg, Stuttgart and Bremen. Straubing, however, Toni insures, is the most beautiful place, however it is also the hardest fair. And he doesn't say it only because he is here now: The public is nice, the people here have a fabulous emission and one gets contacts quickly, the organization is great, the Riedl of the Exhibition GmbH sees very amazing to one, and also the trailer standing places are super. -bhi-