During my Military Service I was trained as a photographer and “corporate journalist” . I got the unique opportunity to work with a professional photographer, traveled through Europe, wrote reports and made photo reports, stood for days in the darkroom with a beautiful magazine at the end of the month. After my service I made …
Algorithmic art, (computer-generated art), is een nieuw werkterrein dat de laatste 10 jaar is ontstaan nadat een kleine groep kunstenaars/beeldmakers de vaardigheid van het coderen zich eigen hebben gemaakt. De uitkomst van een algoritme kan heel divers zijn, afhankelijk van het doel waarmee het algoritme is ontwikkeld. Het doel kan zijn het creëren van een …
Making comics is directly connected to my photography and silkscreen printing. For me they are all three in line with each other. The comics are based on photography. And I also make silkscreenprints of my comics. But my silkscreenprints go beyond my comics. Just like my photography. Ah….see for yourself
Photo’s. The daily life. On the street. In color and black and white. Digital and analog. Edited. Seen through my camera.
Michiel van Mens is originally a data scientist and has extensive knowledge of complex algorithms. His ambition is to make a ‘painting robot arm’. To get there you need to have knowledge of colors and especially the layering of a painting. During this research phase he learned the technique of screen printing. And this further …
