I wanted to create a painting that feels alive, a piece of art that evolves in real-time as you watch it unfold before your eyes.
Notice the tiny sparks—there are millions of them, constantly emerging, reflecting the colors of the painting. Without them, it would be nothing but a black canvas.
The three paintings are fully digital works that I created, each one highly detailed and at a resolution of 8192 x 8192 pixels.
The story behind the artwork runs deep. I’ve grown up as an artist, and from a young age, I knew that I couldn’t be anything else. There’s no other path for me. It’s not that I lack the ability or intelligence to do something different, but I simply can’t. For me, it’s art or nothing—without it, life would lose its meaning.
That may sound dramatic, but it’s a feeling I’ve always shared. Recently, this sentiment led us to explore new artistic ideas. As these ideas took shape, we realized that animus had a personal connection to someone who had written on this very topic.
Charles Bukowski, a close friend of his father, penned a poem about this precise theme. This is what inspired animus to recite the crucial part—the spark that drives us to live, the details in life that ignite our hunger for more.
DVK
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Omnia vincit amor. Love conquers all. Virgil. Not the sentiments of acerbic Beat poet Charles Bukowski, immortalised by Mickey Rourke in the film ‘Barfly’ and author of the poem ‘Spark’.
Bukowski and my father were decades-long friends. Both were romantics in their approach to life, if not to love. I am a romantic in all. Omnia vincit amor. I live it.
For my genesis work I am honoured beyond measure to collaborate with the magnificent DVK.
animus, MMXXIV
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Collector Receives:
Original fully rendered file: 112 GB (AVI format)
60 frames per second (fps) with a total bitrate of 2.5 million bits per second
Audio: 1536 kbps
Rendered for maximum quality, suitable for large-scale digital displays or archival purposes.
Optimized file for high-quality exhibitions and museums:
4.5 GB, 2160 x 2160 resolution, 60 frames per second (fps), 4K quality (MP4 format)
Audio: 192 kbps
Designed for seamless playback in exhibition settings, ensuring clarity and smooth performance on most modern displays.