Meet Vanessa Tiegs, Venus Geist Artist
Greetings & Welcome!
I'm often asked what Venus Geist means and where & how I got this name.
In point of fact, Venus Geist is the translation of my full name: Van-ESSA, an alternate spelling of Venus, denotes the essence of the Sacred Feminine, and Tiegs, an anagram of German Geist, means spirit, genius or ghost.
I've been a professional performing visual artist throughout years of my life. I started my creative career at the age of 15, becoming the youngest corps de ballet member of The Zurich Ballet, performing with Rudolf Nureyev on world-class stages in ballets: "Manfred," "Don Quixote," "Petrouchka," and "La Conservatoire." Also in my mid-teenage years, I performed classical piano with fiery passion for music composed by my favorite romantic composers: Chopin, Schubert & Rachmaninoff. My earthly artistic appreciation for Plutonian-Neptunian-Uranian-Venusian beauty & virtuosity include naming & representing a worldwide art movement created from a taboo medium considered to be a "socially suicidal" determined no-no. Menstrala continually provocate memes where ever they appear or are mentioned. Nevertheless, my creative devotion to bringing inspiration & meaning to the world shows how my art works serve to honor & embody the spirit of the Sacred Feminine. My performances & my art works are magnetic expressions of my heart & soul and the name I have been assigned to demonstrate this lifetime.
How I Became A Photographer
When I was a 10, my father had a dark room & showed me how he developed photographs from negatives.
In 2010, I opened my own photography studio in Oakland, California. Using a state of the art Digital SLR (the Canon EOS 7D), I committed to photographing my dog, Vivi, for 365 consecutive days. The following year, 2011, I published her book.
Many of my photographs of Vivi were licensed internationally by Getty Images, Avanti Press, and a U.K. press.
In 2012, my photo series, "Vivi's Ballerina Dreams," became the poster campaigns for Dancers Love Dogs, a not-for-profit organization in South Africa.
A Dance Photographer
Having danced ballet, I also have enjoyed photographing dancers I have coached. One of my students joined the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet in New York. Her Venus Geist portraits are all virtual photographs derived from the series of headshots that I took of her in my studio.
Other Creative Works
I've also tried my hands at model building & miniature set design before learning AI skills. To learn more, please visit the FAQ & book a call for us to discuss collaborating to create Your Venus Geist Portrait. Thanks sincerely for your time.
Vanessa Tiegs, M.A.
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