The cover artist abstractsunday discusses creativity, rejuvenation, and the unexpected twists that bring us someplace new.
One of the great joys of downhill skiing is carving fresh tracks. The slopes are a skier’s canvas, one he returns to again and again, open each time to the distinct set of challenges and possibilities every new run offers. In his cover for the January 30, 2023, issue, Christoph Niemann plays graphically with the white spaces that skiers and snowboarders so covet. I talked to the artist about creativity, rejuvenation, and the unexpected twists that bring us someplace new.
But the idea for this image came just after returning from a ski trip; I looked through my sketches and saw that there were none playing with the graphics of tracks. Ink wasn’t the right medium for this visual; I went digital, because I needed an infinite number of Command-Zs. You have always explored the cutting edge of image-making technology. In what ways are you like a computer, and in what ways are you different from one?
Just like a computer, I think a human brain also has a sort of RAM that determines how many thoughts one can have simultaneously. This changes from day to day, but it is crucial to making art.
There is a book of drawings by Rosemarie Trockel that I keep close to my desk. Many of the pieces can be brazen and rude; then, on the next page, they are tender and poetic. Perhaps she’s full of struggle and doubt when she draws. But for me, this suggests that while the artist is working she just thinks about the art—and not about anyone’s reaction to it. I find that very inspiring.
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