Pim Velthuizen background information

Pim Velthuizen

Pim Velthuizen (born in 1966) lives and works in The Hague. He began creating digital images/drawings in 2023 after previously working with synthetic resin. A wrist injury forced him to abandon this medium, leading him to explore alternatives for expressing his ideas. This search led him to digital images, which he now produces in museum-quality prints. Further details can be found in the explanations accompanying these prints." 

Pim Velthuizen on the artistic design process:

My images begin to form gradually, initially within my imagination. Subsequently, I meticulously construct each image on the computer, layer by layer. Utilizing my drawing tablet, I sketch directly onto the computer and integrate my own photograph. All these elements are amalgamated into the final image. Ultimately, the distinctions between what has been hand-drawn and photographed, blend into one another. I dedicate several weeks to refining the design until every element is precisely in its place. The computer enables me to work with precision and in intricate detail." 

Pim Velthuizen on his Sources of Inspiration:

I was introduced to Theosophy (Theosophical Society Point Loma in The Hague) in 1988, a worldview that has influenced numerous artists, including Mondrian, Berlage, Kandinsky, and Hilma Af Klint. What inspires me about Theosophy is its aim to unify science, philosophy, and religion. And also the idea that we are all spiritually connected because every consciousness at the deepest core of his/her/their consciousness stems from the boundless, the divine, the unmentionable that stands above all gender and is neither male nor female.

My work is based on mythological ideas found throughout the world and throughout time. In them you can see patterns that have the same core everywhere; the same ideas, but expressed different, with different words.

I am inspired by ideas from Buddhism, Hinduism, Norse mythology, Theosophy, ancient Greece and astronomy, among others. I combine different ideas into one work of art and try to shape it in an artistic way.

One idea that really appeals to me is that everything can be seen as life or consciousness. Nothing is without consciousness. From the smallest atom to a galaxy and bigger and smaller than that and in areas that are visible and invisible to us. Truly everything can be seen as consciousness. One can imagine that every mathematical point in space is a source of consciousness.

Every consciousness can also be seen as a stream of life descending into matter from a centre, source or focal point. This flow can be represented symbolically as a vertical line. For example, these lines can be seen as rays from a sun. That is why in each of my works I depict vertical lines running through everything. It is as if one is looking through a fabric of life consciousness.

Another way of symbolizing life or consciousness is as interpenetrating spheres. Hence the circles in my works.

In my works I search for the inner silence and dynamics that reveal our connectedness: the oneness of all. Described in Hinduism as Tat (Dat), the unmentionable. According to Theosophy and many other mystical traditions, everything is filled with life and consciousness, inextricably interacting and constantly influencing each other. Connectedness, brotherhood, (brotherhood, of course, is above all gender), or in other words, there is always co-operation of all consciousnesses throughout nature. According to Theosophy, this co-operation is a fact in nature.

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Compassion and Altruism:

Every life or consciousness is boundless and grows and evolves to infinity and beyond. We too can become Buddhas, Christs, Krishnas, Odins or whatever you want to call it. We too can rise above ourselves through compassion and altruism. Compassion inspires me. The image of the hero from the Mahabharata who cannot enter heaven because his dog is not welcome. I hope to express that compassion and inspire others through my artwork. That is why all my works have the overarching title 'Thoughts on Compassion for Compassion'.

Recurrent forms:

I use various recurring symbols and forms. Such as transparent orbs and spheres, lines, trees, branches, rivers, organic structures, layering and many more. With these I try to express the ideas that inspire me. I do not see my works as realities. My works are just an artistic representations of the ideas that inspire me. Everyone is free to interpret my work as they see fit.