Digital Daydreams
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The work of Zürich-based Dutch artist and designer Jesper Krijgsman has a classical sensibility: Lush and colorful compositions of an arcadian world one would encounter in a dream. The artist invites you to step out of our fast-paced and modern society and into a land where nature’s diversity is celebrated and mystical qualities are amplified.
Although his natural scenes are fictional, a sense of realism is added through a certain attention to detail. Instead of traditional painting, the artist digitally combines his hundreds of single photographs taken of plants, animals and textures to build his paradisical collages. By utilizing exclusively elements gathered from our natural world, the artist hopes to revive a sense of enchantment and appreciation for our environment.
Jesper Krijgsman was born in 1992 in Amsterdam.
Although his natural scenes are fictional, a sense of realism is added through a certain attention to detail. Instead of traditional painting, the artist digitally combines his hundreds of single photographs taken of plants, animals and textures to build his paradisical collages. By utilizing exclusively elements gathered from our natural world, the artist hopes to revive a sense of enchantment and appreciation for our environment.
Jesper Krijgsman was born in 1992 in Amsterdam.
V I R T Ú S
J U N E , 2 0 1 9
Often regarded as harmonious, the natural world is rich in competition. Where plants compete for sunlight, animals compete for their space and home. We as humans have a part to play and let them have their space. Only then their ingenuity of abilities is able to flourish, and we can all dazzle in their virtuous performance.
Original artwork measures 150 x 191 cm
P A R A M O U R
J U L Y , 2 0 1 9 Original artwork measures Ø 120 cm
I N V I N O V E R I T A S
J U L Y , 2 0 1 9
Commissioned.
Original artwork measures Ø 80 cm
S P L E N D O U R
J U L Y , 2 0 1 9
Original artwork measures Ø 120 cm
N I R V A N A
A U G U S T , 2 0 1 9
Original artwork measures Ø 120 cm
E L E C T R I C J U N G L E
S E P T E M B E R , 2 0 1 9
What do animals dream about? I imagine these curious sisters stumbling upon new land to discover and explore. This piece was requested by the owners of Donder and Bliksem.
Original artwork measures 190 x 92.5 cm
A U R A L
O C T O B E R , 2 0 1 9
Take a stand in the wilderness and close your eyes. Just listen.
Birds perform their song and animals are calling for their partners. Insects are clicking and buzzing. The wind breathes through the branches of trees. Drops of rain drip from leaf to leaf, ultimately touching the ground. One could hear a symphony of energy that collides with its environment. This aural sensation comes from nature’s orchestra. Harmonic, calming and wild.
Just listen carefully – and the forest begins to sing.
Original artwork measures 180 x 70 cm
P R I D E
D E C E M B E R , 2 0 1 9
I feel both lucky and amazed to live in a world populated by wonderfully rich and diverse flora and fauna. However, at times I feel insecure about its future.
Nature can be beautiful: a reminder that all is full of life and is able to live alongside each other in many ecosystems. Reminding myself of this interconnectedness between all organisms gives me a sense of belonging and pride.
As we learn more about the challenges that face our planet’s natural heritage and ecosystems, I hope to inspire others to feel the way I feel about nature and look at it with a sense of selflessness and wonder. A feeling not only of here and now, but of millions of years of evolution in the past, and its future.
The future of much wildlife and biodiversity is something worth protecting. As a species we should not take it for granted. We should take pride in biodiversity to ensure conservation.
Original artwork measures 200 x 95 cm
T H A N K S F O R W A T C H I N G
More artwork and information:
www.jesperkrijgsman.com
www.jesperkrijgsman.com
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