The painting was inspired by J. G. Ballard’s “The Crystal World,” a dystopian science fiction novel that describes an apocalyptic scenario, at least for the world as we know it. Apocalypse is probably the wrong […]
For Sale
Guinan: Seeing the Past, Present, and Future
As a SyFy fan and Star Trek fan since childhood, I was thrilled by the role of “Guinan,” played by Whoopi Goldberg, in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Guinan also reappears in “Picard,” once as […]
Screams
I was inspired by “The Scream” by Edvard Munch, 1893, see www.wallister.de/en. It states: “… ‘The Scream’ is often interpreted as an expression of existential fear and human suffering.” Meanwhile, we’re experiencing an increasingly felt […]
Looking Glasses
“Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There” by Lewis Carroll, published in 1871, forms the basis for the title of the picture. However, unlike in Lewis Carroll’s story, these are not mirrors, but small […]
The Black Castle – Eventually the Spell Vanishes
This sculpture of a black castle on a steep mountain or rugged cliff with dead, fallen trees was inspired by a fairy tale I wrote in my autobiography, which is pieced together like a mosaic […]
Khandroma – Inspiring Skywalker.
A “Khandroma” – a term that comes from Tibetan – embodies a female figure, a “skywalker” (for SyFy nerds), who mediates between worlds and dimensions and passes on teachings. Here in this picture, the person […]
Crying Amazon
Orange clouds can be seen at the top of the picture. The two in the middle in particular look like teary, empty eyes. The green of the forest and the blue of the sky are […]
End of World
Inspired by Jakob von Hoddis’ poem “Weltende”, which was published in 1911 at the beginning of Expressionism, this oil painting was created with a Dadaist, collage-like touch: “A gust blows off the burgher’s little hat,The […]
Tardis
Vicco von Bülow or, in other words, Loriot, German cartoonist, humorist, actor and professor (1923-2011) said, “Life without a pug is possible, but pointless.”For me, this applies to dogs over a certain size.A dog is […]
The Endless Knot
The endless knot stands for the unity of wisdom and method, which only together lead to the state of Buddhahood. Everything is connected to everything else. This is the principle of cause and effect, actio […]
Loving Kindness Practice
“May you …“: In metta meditation, we practice loving kindness or metta in Pali towards all sentient beings. First, one speaks these sentences to oneself. Then, to people with whom one is close. After that, […]