Don't miss NEW works by bestselling LUMAS artist Holger Lippmann. His work, which he has dubbed "e-art," has been featured in exhibits all over the world, with images ranging from subjects like flowers to geometric figures to superimposed matrix structures. Although essentially abstract, Lippman's work is always connected to the concrete.
Scroll down for our Q&A with Berlin based artist, Holger Lippmann.
Q.Could you tell us a little more about “E-Art” and what drew you to this medium?
A. My formal language and aesthetics are very much influenced by electronic music. I was always looking for the counterpart to this new cultural movement that emerged from computers and so I started working with software myself and later programming code.
Q. Your artworks feature subjects/elements of nature, yet are created, harmonized, and composed digitally. Is nature the primary source of inspiration?
A. It was never my ambition to create landscape illustrations, however after spending many years in big cities around the world, our young family of 4 decided to move to the countryside north of Berlin. Surrounded by a slightly hilly terminal moraine landscape with forests, lakes, and heaths, it was like a new discovery of nature and so themes like "landscape" or "trees" became a constant companion of my artistic work.
Q. Is there more creative freedom as a digital artist? What are some benefits of using digital mediums?
A. To work in code-based generative art is not only very compatible but opened up incredible new worlds for me. The benefits lay in the code itself, and being able to play with the different values in amazing crosswise ways ... coding images and/or animations becomes more a bit like simulating natural processes instead of just depicting them
Q. We’re super excited to hear more about your new LUMAS releases! Can you give us some insight on the story behind your new lenticular ‘Imaginal Discs’?
A. The circular image work series IMAGINAL DISC came together step by step over a rather long process of work. First, I've been playing around with iterating-coloured squares, like every code artist does at some point. Next, I kept refining the iteration structure and its swatches until I got to a point where I wanted to work with gradients instead of just coloured squares.
After finally achieving satisfying rectangular compositions, the idea to make it circular suddenly seemed to take shape! It just so happened that I read something about the secret of the metamorphosis of a certain butterfly. The caterpillar of which pupates and digests into an organic liquid to reassemble into an entirely new life form. It was found that in this organic soup the remains of cell nuclei, the so-called "imaginal discs", must contain certain information.
Q. If you could choose three words to best describe your artistic journey, what would they be?
A. Synthesis. Rhythm. Beauty.
