Vigor Calma, also known as "Der Träumer" (The Dreamer), is a German artist with a unique blend of creative pursuits that include visual arts, music, and writing. His work is closely connected to Berlin's vibrant underground art scene and erotic subculture, particularly through his involvement with the notorious KitKat Club, a venue famous for its hedonistic, and boundary-pushing atmosphere.

Biography and Artistic Career

Vigor Calma was born in Germany, and his artistic pseudonym "Der Träumer" reflects his focus on exploring the subconscious, dreams, eros,  and surreal elements in his work. He started his career in 1995, initially gaining attention for his visual art, which includes painting, digital art, and blacklight art. His style is often described as psychedelic pornographic surrealism, with a strong emphasis on the human psyche, eroticism, and fantasy.

Connection to Berlin's KitKat Club

Calma's connection to the **KitKat Club** in Berlin is a significant aspect of his career. The KitKat Club, known for its open-minded and sexually liberated environment, has been a hub for alternative culture and art since 1995. Vigor Calma has been involved with the club as a visual atmosphere creator. His work at the KitKat Club often merges visual art with live performances, creating immersive experiences that challenge social norms and explore the depths of human desire and fantasy. His main goal was always inspiration and creating an energetic field to carry the dynamics of a hedontistic party.

Artistic Themes and Influence

"Der Träumer" is heavily influenced by surrealism, psychoanalysis, erotic literature, and the exploration of human consciousness. His art often delves into themes of eroticism, dreams, and the unconscious mind. He is known for creating art that is provocative and thought-provoking, often blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. His works are made to evoke strong emotional responses and invite viewers to confront their own inner worlds.

Recognition and Impact

While not widely known in mainstream art circles, Vigor Calma has a dedicated following in Berlin's underground scene. His work is celebrated for its boldness and its ability to push the boundaries of traditional art forms. He has exhibited in various alternative art spaces across Berlin and fells himself as KitKat Club inventory.

 First project as artist : "Propeller Island City Lodge". An arthotel by Lars Stroschen in Berlin, where we created different rooms for sensual experiences (1993 -1995).

Exhibitions (selection):
Voltaire (1988, Drawings, Berlin)
Haus der Demokratie (1991,Groupexhibition, Berlin)
Terminal 4 (1997, Blacklightart, Berlin)
Gallery Nakt (1998, Blacklightart, Oilpaintings, Drawings, Berlin)
Gallery Engler und Piper (1999, Blacklightart, Oilpaintings, Drawings, Berlin)
Darkside Club (2003, Oilpaintings, Drawings, Computerworks, Berlin)
Fluidum Schwarzlichtkunst (2003Blacklightgroupexhibition, Berlin)
Art Lounge (2004, Blacklightart, Oilpaintings, Zürich, Switzerland)
Bambuddha Grove (2006) (Ibiza, Spanien)

#Blacklightart or Oilpaintings in Clubs:
Kitkat Club Berlin ( Until 2012 over 100 blacklightworks designed to support the erotic ambient of the club)
Darkside Club ( 2002. Art director, responsible for ambience, music, visual concepts, and performance coordinator)
Kitkatclub, Cologne, Germany
Oxymoron, Berlin
Insomnia, Berlin
Space Beach Berlin, 2005 (Painting inside an U.F.O.)

Readings:
Galerie Engler und Piper
Darkside Club
Fluidum

Since 2007 no more galleries were involved. To keep as much independence as possible.

2007/2008 were great years of disillusioning on Ibiza. A hyped island, that wasn't at all, what media wants to sell. But a good cahnce to look into the deepest abysses of human greed, envy, resentment, vanity, complacency, anger, and fear. Away from human comedies, Ibiza opened up my senses for nature and  silence.

After finding inspiration from silence, any interest in artist-labels, vanity, or what anyone thinks what art should be, disappeared

In 2015  "permanent residence" was finsihed. For a nomad life of maximum flexibility.

The year 2018/19 on Cyprus, living as a hermit in nature without electricity and internet, beacame a life changing experience, which opened new rooms to life and awareness.

2019 Italy became the new place to create.

2020 a gift of inspiration came through Mandali and started a new fire.

Will you join the silence?

2020 he moved to Portugal to find his paradise of silence and nature. 

2022 he was seen in Monchique.

Most of the soulmirrors are sold online to private collectors. Soulmirrors and ritualpaintings found new homes all over Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France, America, and Australia.
Please keep in mind, that no digital picture can catch the soul of a handmade painting in real life.

"Vigor Calma, alias „Der Träumer“ ist ein bekannter Maler aus Berlin, der jedoch seit 2019 in Italien lebt.

Seine Bilder sind eine spannende Verflechtung aus Surrealem, Geträumten, und purer Fantasie.

Seine Werke sind sinnlich, erotisch, sexuell, provokant, aber auch kindlich naiv.

Calma verwendet neben anderen Techniken auch Schwarzlichtfarben. Hierdurch entsteht ein explosiver Eindruck, der seinesgleichen sucht.

Als wandelbarer Künstler kreiert Calma aber auch Skulpturen, taucht ab und zu als Musikproduzent auf, oder verfasst als Autor spirituelle Texte, welche er selber verlegt.

Insgesamt kann man von diesem Ausnahme-Künstler sagen:

Er befindet sich auf der Suche. Auf diesem Wege hinterlässt er uns Spuren seiner Kunst, welche sicherlich – ist man einmal in den Genuss seiner Werke gekommen – einen bleibenden Eindruck schüren."

(Sven Sorring)