K.HENCKEL
visual artist
I am a self-taught artist who seriously took up painting 12 years ago.
Before that, I had been around such diverse media as photo art, video art and graphic design.
My paintings contain equal parts of contemplation, and interpretation of different states of mind , and reflection on the world around us. Often associated with a humorous angle.
I begin with image searches on the web that somehow speaks to me. Maybe it's a particular expression that catches my attention or a specific situation. Anything that emotionally and visually captures my eye.
Then the photographs are processed in my head and then sneak out through my hand and my brush.
I recently became curious about artificial intelligence, having been introduced to it by an artist friend who uses it as inspiration. I have adopted this as my preferred way of finding new ideas, as well as sketches for my paintings and drawings. I like that it looks like pure anarchy in the way it assembles pictures and creates a unique image