From my earliest years, I was drawn to drawing and painting as a way to express myself. My life has been marked by a broad range of interests and activities, including being a IT researcher, design consultant, software company owner, lecturer regarding creativity, and data visualization. These days, I still don’t stick to one professional label; I’m a Researcher, Visualizer, and Curious Mentor all rolled into my artistic journey.
My artworks come from exploring the world, delving into unseen realms, mythologies, and forgotten history with the hidden. The paintings are about my perceptions and experiences of the world, the emotional world, the world of matter and the spiritual world. There are phases in where I stay for a long time with one theme until I feel I have resolved some questions. Then, when I sense a feeling of satisfaction, I move on to another aspect of how I view the various worlds. This is how I create my visual encyclopedia of my perceptions and experiences.
Earlier works were primarily made with acrylic paints, but since 2023 I have painted with beeswax mixed with damar resin and oil paint: encaustic painting. This technique adds an element of surprise, as the outcome of the brushstrokes and fusing are only controllable to some extent. I call this ‘fluid dynamics with pigment’. These techniques suit me very well, as the nature of my topics carry in them also elements of surprises. To me, the encaustic painting supports very well my themes.
I deliberately limit my palette to Titanium White, Burnt Umber, Permanent Red Middle, Permanent Yellow Middle, and Phthalocyanine Blue. These colors are always mixed, never straight from the tube, ensuring a consistent feel across all paintings. I exclusively use high-quality oil acrylic and oil paints from Wallace Seymour, adding to the sense that they all ‘belong together.’
In essence, my creations go beyond mere visualizations; they embody intentional direction and seize opportunities in the artistic process. Overarching themes weave through my work, unfolding as chapters in a more extensive narrative explored through various series.