My first job is to do an oil painting of the ContiTech
trade fair stand at the Hanover Tradeshow. Our stand is six
metres high and opposite the gear wheel factory Zahnradwerk
Pritzwalk GmbH. The stand of the Zahnradwerk Pritzwalk GmbH
is light blue, ours is orange, while that of the Fundiciones
Aizpurua has no particular colour at all. I am asked whether
trade fair stands are boring to draw in comparison to scenes
of nature or animals. An employee responsible for hiring engineers
commends me for the bravery of indulging in a profession like
mine. The neighbour from Fundiciones Aizpurua speculates that
ContiTech must be a very big, rich company if they could afford
to have themselves drawn! The Spanish produce wheels. They polish
their bronze wheels and display them as if they were pieces
of jewellery. When they don't have anything else to do they
walk around their stand and admire the shine. Or invite me over
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Drawing trade fair stands makes a good impression,
I think. Companies try to poach me. Most think I am a specialized
trade fair stand painter who has found a market gap and they
encourage me to go into the business big style. When the Dutch
Minister President drops in, the unfinished picture is put on
its easel in the corner of the little separée he has
been invited to.
I am asked if I mind drawing a trade fair stand. One person
says they feel sorry for the picture, which even though nice
has to represent a trade fair stand.
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