Biography of Ed Koenders

After completing his training at the Academy in Utrecht Ed Koenders developed a career in both the free and applied art. As a fine artist he produced illustrations commissioned by almost all major advertising agencies and publishing houses in Netherlands. In addition he exhibited in various galleries for a wide audience. His field of action extended of oil paint and airbrush to digital design. The stormy development of the possibilities within this technique in the 1990s had a irresistible to him. The cartoons of Ed Koenders are best described as surreal. Sometimes created with the aim to only order to fondle, sometimes with a deep layering. His compositions reveal an interest in both mystical and psychological and social issues. The digital imaging allows all two-dimensional media by each other to work. As a result there is a type of dream images that balancing on the border of photographs and paintings. The creation takes place on the screen. The image is a limited edition printed (giclées). These are numbered and signed. Next, the original computer files erased to ensure exclusivity.