In early 2023, I received a message from Luca Bendandi of Vetro Editions, a publisher based in Berlin. “Hi Arjan. We are working on a new book project in collaboration with @generative.hut about drawing machines and plotter art, and we’d love to include some of your works! Let me know if it could be interesting for you and I’ll send you more details! Best regards, Luca – Vetro Editions, Berlin.” You can imagine, I was speechless for a while. I consider myself a bit of a tinkerer at best, and a renowned publisher of generative art wants to feature my work in a book!

Naturally, I responded positively and submitted my work, including some videos to be enhanced with Augmented Reality for the book. However, my work was too intricate to be recognized properly. As my daughter put it, you have outdone the digital world with digital art through an analog medium!

 

 

 

Nevertheless, it is an extreme honor to have my work featured in a book alongside contributions from notable artists, including:

The book is, of course, available for purchase. Click here to buy.