TETRIS
Like a frozen moment in the game, a block hovers, ready to find its place. *TETRIS* plays with the aesthetics of the digital past and transforms them into a new artistic order. The stacked shades of blue form an abstract skyline, while the hovering gap above serves as a symbol of decision, movement, and possibility. A work between nostalgia and systematics, between play and structure. *TETRIS* is part of the art series “Blue in a Square”, which includes 300+ artworks.
A master has fallen from the sky.
After Space Invaders, Tetris was the first computer game with a truly addictive pull. Records tumbled. Everyone around me was hooked, and each of us tried to be better than the rest. But as with everything that comes and goes, the fascination with Tetris also faded. In retrospect, it’s like a summer hit everyone once danced to, which is eventually replaced by the next hit. What Tetris revealed, however, was the pathway to gaming addiction. I can’t remember ever spending so much time on the computer, just to get better and be better.
It’s crazy how a bit of dexterity, combined with competition, triggered so much in all of us. I think a key to this development was that it required no effort or cost. You didn’t have to go anywhere. You could play it anytime. It cost no money. All the hurdles that usually had to be overcome for other things fell away here.
You can trace the development like this: the fewer the hurdles, the less effort required; the easier the access, the more unrestrained the use. What could already be sensed with television has continued up to today and will continue into the future. People want things to be easy and they give up a lot for that.
Thus many things in our lives didn’t become better, just easier.
The artwork “Tetris” is easy to buy online, simply via the art store. Just fill out the online form or simply send an email. That’s how easy it is to get art today, directly from the artist.
Keynography Art
Keynography Art is a new digital art form founded by Christof Hintze, with no AI being used or applied, created in Apple Keynote—originally a presentation program. Through the precise interplay of complex stencils, masks, lines, and many layers and shadows, shapes, depth, and spatial effects are built up—like a collage, but entirely digital. The result feels like a graphic relief: clean, detailed, and surprisingly three-dimensional, even though it is made from simple Keynote elements. More about it in my bio…
Artwork Details
Canon fine art inkjet print on high-quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g/m². The artwork format can be freely selected: from a minimum of 20 × 20 cm up to a maximum of 120 × 120 cm. Mounted on 2 mm Alu-Dibond, with a white wooden frame and shadow gap. Price/offer upon request, depending on size and quantity.
Artwork – Recommended retail prices (RRP):
From the minimum size of 20 cm × 20 cm: €819.00 incl. VAT
From the medium size of 70 cm × 70 cm: €999.00 incl. VAT
Up to the maximum size of 120 cm × 120 cm: €1,399.00 incl. VAT
All prices, sizes, and variations are listed in the catalogue.
