Andrej Krivda’s computer-driven abstract paintings are a colorful reminder of the digital age and its unique possibilities. Inspired by certain computer viruses and the vertical lines they would produce, Krivda’s paintings saturate the picture plane with masses of delicate inkjet sprayed dot-lines. The culmination of this technique is bold and visually stunning, taking full advantage of the extensive palette of the digital easel. An engineer with a mathematical background, the artist uses his vertical lines as a framework on which to develop sophisticated, subtle and controlled color play. It is the resonance of this idea that gives Krivda’s paintings their approachable and charming feel. Although much that goes into these works is rooted in a technology-based approach, Krivda includes an organic touch to his works by integrating his own DNA as a signature. This completes an approach that looks to the future, yet which understands the value of the present.
Andrej Krivda currently lives and works in Wettingen, Switzerland.
Futuristic barcodes? Arteries infusing divine love to mortal humans? Tachyons reaching apogee and translocating into hyperspace? I use a computer as a painting tool the same way other artists use a brush. From a purely visual point of view, Barnett Newman and Gene Davis served as archetypes for my work. They created, if I may borrow terminology from the classical music, duets and trios. In the case of Gene Davis, perhaps even septets and octets. I, on the other hand, wanted to create symphonies with much greater variability in color, width and distribution of individual vertical lines. Using a computer, I attempt to create more subtle, sophisticated color play. A computer does not generate my works; they are a result of endless search for a “harmonious” pattern.
