Rutger van der Tas, 1980, employs various techniques. Alongside traditional offline craftsmanship, preferably drawing and painting, he also utilizes different programs and websites to create digital environments in which human figures play the main role.

Since 2019, he has been using Artbreeder (AI) to generate images that can be incorporated into his layered compositions. He uses these digital images as references for physical work, which he then photographs, films, or scans to integrate into his digital artwork. His work exists in the physical and digital realms, and everything in between.

The theme that nourishes him revolves around the relationship between people and their digital environments and identities. Born in an era before widespread internet use, social media, and smartphones were common objects; he is familiar with both worlds. He observes our contemporary online presence and the developments that await us in the (near) future. He wonders where we are headed and how it will alter our lives…

He floats between fact and fiction, between paint and pixels.