Barend Houtsmuller

Art and technology go hand in hand for photographer Barend Houtsmuller (1953). Barend became fascinated by the camera obscura at a very young age. Just before graduating from TU Delft, he abruptly terminated his studies. In the United States and Venice he discovered the possibilities of photography as a pure art form. His teachers include Ansel Adams, Nathan Lions, Duane Michals, JeanLoup Sieff and Christian Voigt.

The engine of his artistic development is driven by curiosity and perfectionism. For a long time the female nude was his most important subject. In his never-ending search for innovation and intensification of his visual language, he does not shy away from experimenting.
For some time now, fascinated by the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence for creating images – the so-called Promptography – Barend brings incompatible worlds together into alienating beauty, often with a touch of humor.