In 2010, musician and illustrator Henk Hop started exhibiting his work. He makes illustrations based on ancient iconography, symbols and centuries-old Dia de los Muertos subjects. An apparent contrast of old, new, beautiful and ugly.
Over the years, the techniques have broadened – by using the possibilities of the computer in addition to drawing by hand. Geometric shapes and complex compositions are programmed by using Processing, a free graphical library and integrated development environment built for the electronic arts, new media art.
This year there has been a shift from digital prints to old-fashioned screen printing. A new passion is born.
