Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
German, b. 1962
A world of images: Between painting and photography Painted by a Lens
Digital Painting
BIO: (JCW) Jens-Christian Wittig was born in Weimar, Germany in 1962 and studied in Dresden from 1983-1989. For more than 25 years, he has been involved in multiple international art, and city planning projects in various countries including Germany, France and Spain. Later projects also brought him to Russia and the Middle East. After winning several international competitions, he was invited to Shanghai in 2001. Here the artist lived and worked for 18 years. His time in Shanghai strongly shaped him as an artist and served as a source of inspiration for projects as well as for his work as an artist.
Wittig followed intensely the rapid development and advances in digital technologies. Step by step, he discovered them as tools for his creativity – just like the pencil, brush and camera of his younger years.
In his images of digital transformation, he works with this new medium to create his specific and unique artistic world, taking learned classical techniques of composition and perspective and bringing them into the digital age.
The works of JCW at the onset and in print are photographic techniques. However, at their conclusion, they are no longer photographs, but rather transformed compositions. Brushwork and sophisticated graphic elements can be seen throughout the images. The resulting complexity, depth, brilliance and range of color of his images would be difficult if not impossible to produce through painting or graphic techniques in the classical sense. His unique and elaborate works are created through complicated and often lengthy digital processing -primarily through the use of a computer.
JCW de-composes the initial material, adds new, complex elements and re-composes – using lacquer painting techniques – to create these expressions in image form.
The images themselves are not important to JCW. For him, the true image is seen only by the viewer. Their imagination and fantasy, their personal interaction with the images and finally, the formation of opinion – positive or negative – this is the “real picture”. That is why the artist offers no explanations or descriptions of his motifs.
Some viewers have been so caught up in the intensity of the images, that they have heard music - an unconscious emotional reaction of the senses underlying the visual…
JCW photographs, draws, then works solely digitally and ultimately creates. He opens the door to a world full of previously unknown and undiscovered beauty - mysterious figures and fantastic scenery with a sense of the familiar. Seemingly well-known details and fragments are mixed with unexpected cascades of color, gold and glitter. Still other images veil themselves, disclosing their secrets bit by bit.
JCW allows himself to be equally inspired by the largest form as well as by the smallest pixel; he allows for the free-flow of vibration transforming images into intensely colorful creations.
Equally inventor and explorer, he works meticulously and intuitively creating suspenseful and exciting works of art which leave the viewer awed and astonished.(Biography provided by Ai Bo Gallery)
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Artist: Jens-Christian Wittig
'Swelling Orcas' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Monopolar Fusion' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
'Monopolar Breakthrough' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Cubes and Circles' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Cubes and Circles BW' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Fading Bullets' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Fading Bullets' the exchange between color a...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Spring Dances' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Spring Dances' t...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Urban Abstract Theme' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Andalusian Tune' the exchange between color ...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Andalusian Tune' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Andalusian Tune' the exchange between color ...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Dissolving Squares' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Dissolving Squares' the colors are overlaid ...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Gold And Diamond Glitter' Abstract Digital Painting Featuring Architecture
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
The works of JCW at the onset and in print are photographic techniques. However, at their conclusion, they are no longer photographs, but rather transformed compositions. Brushwork a...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital
'Framed Color Square' Abstract Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
The exchange between color and form create a deepness of space and becomes th...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Framed Color Face More And More' Digital Painting, Lamda Print
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Framed Figures' Digital Painting, Lamda Print
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Over Clouding Germany
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
A composition based on horizons and blue color. Blue symbolizes far-away places and eternity. The first images in the series project unfathomable distance, possess an astounding clar...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital
'Kalipo Miami Passage' Digital Painting on Lambda Print
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Golden Shores
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Abstract Lake Scape' Conceptual Digital Painting
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Arches of Gold
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Church of the Ladies and Busses
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In front of the breathtaking backdrop of the baroque Frauenkirche, three monstrous structures similarly tower over the scene. Artifacts of a Syrian artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Nan Jing Orphee Part I
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Nanjing Orphee is a series of works depicting extravagant luxury in China. Na...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
SOHO Tower Shanghai
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
A tower belonging to one of the most successful private real-estate developer...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Klimt Joe Red Dawn
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
This composition is a typical example of the transformation from original mat...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Nan Jing Orphee Part III
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
The second in a series of images about the extravagant luxury in China. Nanji...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Shanghai Night and Day
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
JCW worked and lived in the “Mega City” of Shanghai, with its population of o...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Shanghai UP
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Shanghai 2014 – a city, a “mega city”, a metropole endeavors with all its mig...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Stripes Pensum Unlimited
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Stripes of color placed in relationship to and with each other. The order of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Framed Color World II
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Countless, diverse patches over-lay the initial image of “Framed Color Square...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Framed Color World I
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Countless, diverse patches over-lay the initial image of “Framed Color Square...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Framed Color Square 1
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
The exchange between color and form create a deepness of space and becomes th...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Framed Color Face V
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Nan Jing Orphee Part II
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
The second in a series of images about the extravagant luxury in China. Nanji...
Category
2010s Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Royce Barock
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Symbols of wealth and opulence can be found in every epoch. A Rolls Royce “po...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Castle With Fountain
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Romantic strolls – an old castle sits at the foot of a lake with a mirror-lik...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Rollce Royce Escorts
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Wittig's works use photographic techniques i...
Category
2010s Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Maze Runners Quattro
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Wittig's works use photographic techniques i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
Framed Color Face III
By Jens-Christian Wittig
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Wittig's works use photographic techniques i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Jens-Christian Wittig Photography
Materials
Lambda, Digital
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