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mendezmendez: First Impressions
20 1/1 animated works. August 28, 12pm EST.
0.1 ETH reserve, 24-hour auctions
First Impressions connects Impressionism to digital animation. Pointillist textures meet Muybridge’s motion studies form loops that reimagine 19th-century experiments with light, color, and time. These works reflect how new technologies - from paint tubes, to camera shutters, and pixels - reshape both human perception and, thus, artistic practice. This series grows from over a decade of my ongoing collage practice: remixing history, fo- cusing on perception and the everyday. The animations are simple on the surface, yet rooted in defiance and experimentation; they form a dialogue across centuries between artists who sought to capture the fleeting, and my own search for a digital language that continues their work.
Chema Méndez (mendezmendez) is a digital collage artist based in Spain, creating mixed digital media works since 2009. His practice merges historical paintings with modern source material to form surreal compositions and relatable works that tap into the human experience. Over time, mendezmendez has developed a distinctive approach that blends precision with imagination.
For many years, he approached his work with meticulous perfectionism, often dedicating weeks to a single piece. In early 2024, however, he shifted toward a daily creation practice, embracing fluidity and experimentation. His process now unfolds with minimal over-thinking, drawing from a wide range of sources; public domain paintings and illustrations, photography, 3D renders, AI, and his own sketches.
mendezmendez has continuously evolved his practice while remaining rooted in a philosophy of consistency and curiosity. For him, the creative process itself is the most enduring source of inspiration: showing up daily, trying something new, and trusting that each work, whether refined or imperfect, moves him closer to the art he is meant to create.
