JESPER KRIJGSMAN DIGITAL BOTANICS
JESPER KRIJGSMAN GRAFIK DESIGN In his Digital Botanics series, visual artist and designer Jesper Krijgsman expresses emotions and dreams by using exclusivly natural elements. His carefully crafted dreamscapes consist of hundreds of photographs of plants, flowers and animals he photographed himself. Through digital collage, the artist assembles these elements piece by piece into lands capes that amplify the diverse mystical qualities found in nature. What he aims to portray in his compositions is impossible for him to capture in a single photograph: emotion, thought and even dreams throughout the most purest subject on our planet: Nature. Therefore, he meticulously assembles these compositions out of natural elements himself. With a fascination for nature and a passion for digital art, Jesper explores how the natural world can blend with our digital world. www.jesperkrijgsman.com CV 2014 2015 Preparatory design course Zurich University of Arts 2016 present Communication and Multimedia Design (Bachelor) 2015 2016 Design intern Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen (NL) FACES Magazine 2016 present Designer Lacher-Dumas Communications AG The reason I started creating art is that I ve always been attracted to the process of evolution in shaping and behaviour of plants and animals. Their richness in diversity of form, colour and texture is something I find quite beautiful and powerful. I felt a desire to create something that would feature these unique qualities and expand my personal connection with nature. Self-taught visual artist and designer Jesper Krijgsman was born in 1992 in Amsterdam. He grew up in the Netherlands and studies communication in Zurich, where he resides since spring 2011.
Aerius, October 2016 90 x 120 cm
Water Reflections, May 2017 120 x 90 cm
Uovo, September 2016 100 x 100 cm
All living creatures start with birth: the gift of life. Every single organism has its own strategy of survival. From vivid colours to attract others, to be capable of flight, to have strong thick skin, or to grow slowly over the years. One thing we have in common: we share the world we were born into and we nourish it. Life starts with fertilization. The seed. The egg. Without it, life would be impossible.
Sweet Summer, February 2016 60 x 42 cm
Gleam of Hope, June 2017 120 x 80 cm
In 'Rangers' I wanted to depict the drifting state between feeling lonely and just wanting to be left alone for a while. Do we feel alone because we lost someone and are we waiting for someone to find us? Or are we looking for shelter? Somewhere a place we can be safe and find peace of mind. This shouldn't mean I don't want to be around you the world can just sometimes be so loud. Rangers, October 2016 150 x 80 cm
As with the cosmic beginning of the universe, our order in life and nature came out of chaos. What keeps us alive is the radiation and pulsation of our inner light, care and love. The light you emit, creates my growth and lets me shine.
The Beacon, February 2017 84 x 119 cm
Marine Dream, June 2016 100 x 100 cm
Wonder, November 2016 100 x 100 cm
Pervious Spread: Marine Dream This composition is based on a dream I had, where I wandered through a forest where the underwater world blended seamlessly with the nature around me. Everything was full of life and floated around me. There was no up or down. It was a tranquil experience and this is my attempt to depict my visions. This Spread: Wonder In my native language, 'wonder' is translated as miracle. I wonder about many things in life. Especially nature. I also wonder about things that aren't measurable in life, like a presence of something greater. At particular places in forests, even when I'm alone, I can feel this presence of something else. Is it the nature? Is it the animals? Or is it something different? I wonder...
Before the Storm, February 2017 60 x 80 cm
Immersion, July 2017 180 x 180 cm
JESPER KRIJGSMAN GRAFIK DESIGN 2016 2017 Jesper Krijgsman. Other design projects Jesper Krijgsman holds all rights to all material in this book. For use in media, prints, commissions or exhibitions please contact contact@jesperkrijgsman.com jesper.krijgsman@gmail.com +41 (0) 78 616 69 95 Marktgasse 9 CH-8001 Zürich www.jesperkrijgsman.com behance.net/jesperk www.instagram.com/jesper.krijgsman