express yourself

I don't know how else to handle with sorrow than by art. it's all about expression and emotionality.

At the end we are all human. we're vulnerable visitors on this planet... some leave too early. the void they leave in our lifes is hard to accept and we refill it with loving memories...remember those you left and those you losed. remember what was the relation between you and what is your best memory you share...

the arab word for human is "insan" and is related with the verb "to forget". we easely forget, that's how we're made and that's how we operate. I wouldn't say it is right this way but I know that in many cases it's the easiest way to survive...

don't forget those you loved and those who where near to you. at the end we all will go one day and hopefully there are some people who don't forget about us...

increasing step by step

my special erotic art project is on a good way. shooting dates are fixed, the photostudio and most of the models are booked. now I can focus on the settings and outfits for each model. it's so much fun and I'm looking forward to finally start with the shootings. afterwards I will be occupied by viewing and selecting the images and then: time for postprocessing!

Recently I've made this snapshot with my iphone and I love this image, because it shows the inspiration for my project. so you may be curious about the series I'm planning!

And soon I'll give my first personal coaching in postprocessing. I usually feel a little unconfortable teaching others, but I somehow look forward to make this new experience. live is great - it gives us always new inspirations and objectives to reach and that's how we increase step by step...

cheers, calisto

special erotic art project

I've finally got one week of holidays. I really needed this break from work and for having time to prepare my new project. It's a erotic art project, special in his dimensions, crop and style. So I'm currently choosing the models and planning the shootings in autumn. I'm very excited about this project and I envisage to present the whole series in a exhibition in spring 2011.

For the moment I have some difficulties to find a model from switzerland with dorsal- and/or arm-tattoos. Beside that there are models participating, specialised in nude, dessous, fetish and in burlesque. I'm looking forward to those shootings and to make the series grow image by image...

Cheers, Calisto

publication in BLUR Magazine

this image is published in the recent issue of BLUR MAGAZINE.

"Hear this voice from deep inside
It's the call of your heart
Close your eyes and you'will find
The way out of the dark."

smile, though your heart is aching

it's one year that michael jackson passed away and to me it still is so unreal...It seams to have been yesterday that my girlfriend called me and told me about it. I did not believed her and went to the web and there I found news messages everywhere...it was a moment to me that my world stopped for seconds...

my husband and I watched the funeral celebration on tv and I could not stop crying because I wished he was showed all of that love when he still was alive. this was all that he ever wanted I guess and it was alwyas so sad to me how allone he seamed to be. today I was thinking of him a lot and I hope from the bottom of my heart, that where he is now he is surrounded by love and divine light and that his restless soul finally got peace.

this was his favorite song.
I miss you - RIP MJ! ♥

about idols, arts and scribbles

 remember that the choice of a profession was really difficult to me. even today I think it is not easy at all because at the age of 15/16 how you can know yet for sure what profession you wanna do? once I thought about a make-up artist apprenticeship and then I switched to hotel management. but what I really wanted to do was the arts college. in the end I made my apprenticeship in a office like most of us in the 80's and became finally a public relations professional.

I loved to spend my freetime near by my step-brother, he was 22 at that time and a young artist like you couldn't imagine better: always a little shy, black curled tousled hair, a greec profile and these sparkling and wild eyes...the girls went mad about him..haha...!

I just sat somewhere around in his room and watched him painting. he made his studys as photographer on the arts college and I was so fascinated by his creativity. he definitely was my idol :) I remember one day he came back from a photo session in the woods and he was so excited about the results. when he showed me the blackwhite photographs I was like "uh?" I didn't saw the model at first view..but then I discovered her on the forest floor, covered partially by leaves and her naked body was like painted by the dirt and her legs and arms seamed to be branches..

that was the moment that I decided that one day I also wanna be able to make such images, which leave you stunned and amazed by what you may discover on them...my step-brother moved to germany for his love and his art and we don't saw each other for several years.

my first exhibition I made in 2008 was in germany, near where  he lives with his wife, and so I sent them an invitation. since she is a worldwide recognized artist, she's having many exhibitions around the world and I did not know if they would be around at that time. imagine your first exhibition, you're so exited and overwhelmed by all your emotions, the feeling when you see your photos the frist time framed on a wall, so many friends came over to assist my exhibition and then he stood in front of me suddenly...I think my heart stopped beating for seconds!!

it was one of my happyest moments ever and it ment so much to me showing him my framed imaginations and discussing with him on photography and just sharing those moments with him and his lovely wife. he still is my idol ...!

when I'm drawing - and I do almost always and everywhere, p.e. in meetings, or making scribbles for my shootings - It remember's me that time with my step-brother and why I feel that passion for what I'm doing...

love, Calisto

what is real ART?

what is the main element of ART in your optinion? is it virtuosity? or expression? is it all about diversity? or uniqueness?

when do you consider something to be real ART? I am quite sure there are several perceptions. as for me, I often observe that people consider something to be art, what they think they aren't able to do in the same way. one thing I'm sure about: as different as people are and feel, as different are the ways of individual expression. but at the end, only a handfull of artists may truly blow my mind away with their oeuvre....

if you like, join the discussion on my facebook profile. I'm very curious about your point of view and about your reflections about that topic.

what is the main element of ART in your optinion?

cheers, Calisto