See sounds. Hear images. Feel dance.

CONCERT DATES AND TICKET INFORMATION: +43 2622 373311 milchundhonig-wn.at

THE LITTLE PRINCE: 14 April, 19.30, Kasematten/Neue Bastei

CONCERT IN THE DARK: 15 April, 19.30, MÄX

PAINTING SONGS: 23 April, 19.30, Kasematten/Neue Bastei

NEW ART ON OLD WALLS: 28 April, 19.30, historic Kasematten

THE MOZART SOUND HEALING: 30 April, 19.30, Kasematten/Neue Bastei

SCHUBERT AS I KNOW HIM: 5 May, 19.30, historic Kasematten

SILENT CONCERT: 7 May, 11.00, outdoors at the Kasematten café Tscherte

THE BLISSFUL NIGHT – AND HOW IT CAME TO BE…: 12 May, 19.30, Kasematten/Neue Bastei

TOM WENZL, AKA WENZO, A BODYWORK SPECIALIST AND PAINTWORK TECHNICIAN, STARTED HIS ARTISTIC CAREER IN A SMALL BASEMENT STUDIO. THE TRAINED METALWORKER TOLD HIMSELF TO STICK TO WHAT HE KNOWS, AND ELEVATED HIS TASTEFUL CRAFT TO THE LEVEL OF ART. THEN, AROUND SEVEN YEARS AGO, HE STARTED PAINTING FULL TIME – POP ART WAS HIS CHOSEN GENRE. ARTISTICALLY, HE IS NOW AT HOME BETWEEN MONACO AND CALIFORNIA, AND HAS ALSO CREATED PIECES FOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. “TRUST YOURSELF AND YOUR PASSION; BE HONEST AND CORRECT,” IS ONE OF HIS SAYINGS. WE ASKED HIM WHAT MAKES HIS POP ART PIECES SO DISTINCTIVE, WHERE HE GETS HIS INSPIRATION FROM, WHAT HIS FAVOURITE PIECE IS AND HOW LONG THE CREATIVE PROCESS TAKES BEFORE THE FINISHED WORK CAN BEEN SEEN BY THE (ART) WORLD.

Tom, tell us a little about yourself: how did you get into this form of art?

When I was younger, I often used to travel from my home town of Judenburg to Tarvisio. I was always captivated by the bustling markets and the vivacity of the place, and I was especially taken with these bold leather jackets. But I didn’t want a black one, I wanted a bright blue one instead, which at the time was only available in the women’s section. Of course, I wouldn’t buy something like that these days, but it just shows the weakness I had for loud colours back then. I then trained as a bodywork technician and was soon spraying my mopeds and Vespas in bright colours like purple, pearl, pink and neon colours. Several years later, I was in Miami and walked past a gallery – where I had my first real encounter with pop art!

The images in there were garish and brightly coloured, depicting Karl Lagerfeld or Marilyn Monroe. From that point on, I’ve always been fascinated by galleries.