Yvonne Hakkert about her art
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digital Paintings

When I started working on computers, I developed a fascination with programming codes. These long lists of codes somehow translated to me as a formal language that interested me. Even though I'm not really technically oriented, I found that I could understand these codes very quickly and very easily. Of course I had to do something with this. Ultimately this led to my first digital works of art.

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digital art images became possible
Later, as the Internet emerged and computers became faster, the production and transmission of complex digital images became possible, and I immediately realized the enormous possibilities this offered for my art. Not the artistic process itself, but the actual craft of producing, painting and drawing would change drastically. My art could be within the reach of many more people, and I would also be able to express a much larger part of my visual world. I found that fascinating. At first I got lost in the internet world and its technical applications. I was able to express a lot of myself in graphic design. I developed the first interactive websites and was able to use many of my images there. But in the end this didn't really satisfy me. The volatility of the medium and the large number of fast business guys made me feel less at home in this world. I wanted to make images that last.

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digital artworks
That's when I started creating digital artwork printed on large format glossy photo paper. When creating these works I use very high resolution images to enable high-quality production of very large formats. I also explored the possibility of printing my images on glass, ceramic steel and other sustainable materials. With the continued development of printing techniques, it is becoming increasingly possible to use digital images on virtually any surface. I am fascinated by the idea that my work can be seen in very large formats in public spaces, printed or projected, on buildings, large objects, screens, walls, etc.

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digital images and digital music

Another possibility I am looking at is the connection between digital images and digital music. When schematizing or digitizing the shapes of an image, could you translate these diagrams into music, and what would my photo sound like?

 

my art

I think the real work for any artist is to show yourself in all your nakedness to the viewer. It sometimes makes me feel very vulnerable, but at the same time I find it very inspiring. Of course I hope that the buyers of my art will have a positive experience with it, but ultimately I make my art from myself, for myself. What it means for other people is secondary. You either understand the image or you don't. It's that simple.

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