“Jesper, born in February during the late '90s in a small village in the Netherlands, grew up in a creative environment, surrounded by art.”
Despite his family's creative talents, Jesper struggled with anxiety and feelings of inadequacy, finding solace in gaming and digital art. Pursuing multimedia design, he excelled despite ongoing battles with anxiety. His passion for art and gaming eventually led to success in the digital art world, embracing NFTs as a means of expression and income.
Through therapy and self-discovery, Jesper found inner peace and a new perspective on life, which he expresses through his abstract art and storytelling. His expressions are heavily influenced by culture, architecture, and the digital age, attracting attention from prestigious institutions like Christie's auction house. "My work goes hand in hand with my sensitivity and strong intuition," Jesper says.
"I translate the energy that I receive into visuals and explore my own idea of life. I have always had a hard time dealing with a world that was built around someone else's idea. But instead of fighting it, sometimes I had to be reminded that everything I wanted already existed within myself."
His journey serves as inspiration for others, showing the power of creativity and self-expression in overcoming adversity.
NEPTUNE represents the dynamic world. We often think we have static objects in our reality, but static objects don't truly exist. Everything moves; everything is alive. This idea emerged when I was completely burned out, living purely on intuition. Whenever I went outside and stood on the ground, I felt better. I could sense my energy calming down, even though the ground seemed static. Neptune is a 3000x3000px 59.94FPS animation.
PHANTOM started as an expression of the pressure felt during global changes, like the pandemic. It presents great forces and reflects the illusion of control over our lives. The symbolism represents the divine, intelligence, and the unknown. I aimed to push the limits in NFTs with this artwork, which is a 4K 4000x4000px resolution HD animation. Some media players struggle to play the animation, but the file itself is fine.
“PHANTOM PROCESS”
I began creating abstract art in Photoshop, utilizing tools such as the Liquify effect and hundreds of layer effects like 'difference.' This artwork was derived from another piece I made in the past, with the lines sketched in Photoshop.
In the second image, you can see how I converted the artwork into a texture using Adobe After Effects.
These are the two line art sketches I drew on paper, incorporating my iconic symbolism.
Eventually, I combined all these elements into something new. The texture reminded me of a world map.
In the last picture, you can see how I transformed the textures into different forms and particle effects, all done in Adobe After Effects.
“Expressing the dynamic within the static.”
“NEPTUNE PROCESS”
It all began with this sketch, symbolizing a safe home protected by the divine.
This artwork started a while back and made me contemplate how this 2D art, seemingly static, still contains energy. I wanted to express that intuitive feeling of flowing energy even within apparent stillness.
I started by using this artwork and converting it into particle effects in Adobe After Effects.
I utilized several effects to create more condensed particles in a circular form, representing stronger energy fields.
Afterwards, I felt the need to incorporate more of my symbolism and painted it back on top of the animation.
“Change is inevitable; all we have to do is feel the flow of life.”