Biography
My appreciation of art, generally speaking, always was little advanced in comparison to other kids, since I was about 2 years old. While they enjoyed kid's songs, I preferred Elton John, Ney Matogrosso, S.w.a.t., Rolling Stones. This side of myself was the same non standard way about fashion apparels..
My mum used to go to a shoe store and I always wanted to find high heels for me, even being 4 years old...then she normally blinked to the seller, and the seller says: oh, It will arrive I'll let you know!
Later on, I started to play piano, joined Silvia Alves Atelier, then my main art was to reproduce Rodin sculpture, through my drawings, the beauty of the contour, shadows and lights going by the muscles, which were at atelier of art we needed to study it too to turn our drawings more precise, vivid & realistic. Klimt's art always impressed me too because the color and mix he used to use, full of details and colors but without being overloaded.
In 1993 I had my degree in Psychology, worked with middle aged people, opened my own brand Safih Quelbert (maiden's name), offering women's shoes and clothes, being responsible for all processes of my webstore, photos, ads, everything.
Listening to my customer's yearnings for almost 15 years working with that, also using my psychology mind, I went deeper, understanding the rules of society, which says what is beautiful and what is not versus the known that in fact an accessory has always been a kind of catharsis for their needs. As on that time I became a good photographer doing my ads, I decided to do something different in parallel...Being a model of my shots, editing all, showing the other side of beauty that the society doesn't reinforce it, joining some contests worldwide.
And here I am.
I won several contests worldwide, I was one of few photographers that posed, edited and launched their own photography, all by myself, from this I met my husband, who loves art and photography too, we did some shots together, when we were invited to exhibit our photos, in a great project in Brazil, where many designers decorate environments to show their style, and we contributed to Julio Dante's project with our photos, called "Embracing true love". Talita Ferreira Gallery was who produced all frames, and after that, I started to offer exclusively to her, different styles of photography taken in the UK to be sold in Brazil
Later on I was invited to launch a book on the UK: “Naked Truth”, sharing my trajectory, story and photos, our story also, when once again, I was responsible for all process, from the cover art, content & editing. You can read it entirely here.
With my work, as psychologist, musician, artist, photographer, I try to give a touch of beauty, promoting other angles or perspective even from the same landscape, people themselves, Then from this it opens horizons, treating, awakening them, letting them become more fulfilled in terms of soul, existence.
My goal is to promote another angle of seing what life is, triggering you about yourself i.e, fulfilled my audience in terms of soul, existence".
Safih Choat, (maiden name Quelbert), is married, 2 sons, Designer, and Photographer of her own photos, since 2020, having had more than 38 exhibitions throughout Europe, UK, India, Greece, Spain, USA, Portugal, Vietnam, Australia.
All her photos can be purchased exclusively at Talita Ferreira Galeria (Brazil) Zeitgeist Galleri (Sweden), and Singulart (UK)
