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Walter B. ProbstVista Digital Print on Canvas 25” x 36”Walter in his StudioSwiss artist and sculptor Walter B. Probst usesdigital means to create vibrant, visionary abstractconfigurations of color, line, and form. In 1992 hedeveloped a unique painting technique that he named“Dance with Water and Colors,” or “Anima Animus,” whichhe has since translated into a digital process by which heexplores the emotional landscapes of the human soul.Diagnosed at the age of 19 with an incurable illness,Probst was inspired to leave contemporary artisticstandards behind to travel his own path and create trulyoriginal works. He later spent years in Indonesia, wherehe pursued artistic freedom, developing his creativity Expansionthrough the incorporation of new approaches to drawing,painting, and batik textile finishing.Digital Print on Canvas 27” x 39”What results are ambitious images that are as dynamic as they are unique. Both spiritual and musical inspiration lie at the heartof Probst’s work, and you can trace elements of rhythm as well as pure expressionism in each image. The bold colors that gracethe canvas seem to have a life of their own, driven forward by waves of energy and emotion to intersect in interesting ways andcreate compelling compositions. A reliance on geometric form serves to ground these images, binding the ethereal movementsof color onto the material plane and giving them symbolic significance to which we as viewers can relate.For Probst, the daily challenge of his work is “to spiritualize matter and to materialize the spirit.” He envisions himself as amediator between heaven and earth, and sees his work as presenting the viewer with a message for personal development.By revealing the intersections between the spirit world and the interior world of the human psyche, he feels he can help “theobserver in recognizing and experiencing him- or herself anew as an inspiration from the heart and soul.” He is still lookingforward to integrating his artwork into upcoming fashions, to bringing inspiring colors and forms into the daily lives of fashionconsciouswomen.Walter B. Probst currently lives and works in Sevelen, Switzerland.www.probstart.comwww.Agora-Gallery.com/ArtistPage/Walter_B._Probst.aspx8 ARTisSpectrum