Vi†a brevis, ars longa.

🇦🇺 Swaen uses digital art to describe thoughts that he cannot put into songs. Photographs are reduced to their messages and transformed into deceptively realistic watercolor graphics. Swaen's oeuvre includes themes of a philosophical and theological nature, combines traditional design principles and tells of his own psychological snapshots, constantly in search of the ideal perspective, aesthetics, color and harmony.

🇩🇪 Gefühle und Gedanken, die er nicht in Lieder fassen kann, beschreibt Swaen mithilfe der digitalen Kunst. Fotografien werden dabei auf ihre Botschaften reduziert und in täuschend echte Aquarellgrafiken verwandelt. Swaens Œuvre umfasst Themen philosophischer und theologischer Natur und erzählt von eigenen psychischen Momentaufnahmen, ständig auf der Suche nach der idealen Perspektive, Ästhetik, Farbgebung und Harmonie.

Swaen, Into new waters, digital watercolor, 2024 © Swaen
Into new waters, 2024 © Swaen
Swaen, From the ashes, digital watercolor, 2023 © Swaen
From the Ashes, 2023 © Swaen
Swaen, Self-portrait, digital watercolor, 2023 © Swaen
Self-portrait, 2023 © Swaen
Swaen, Joyce Ilg, digital watercolor, 2019 © Swaen
Joyce Ilg, 2019 © Swaen
Swaen, Clueso, digital watercolor, 2019 © Swaen
Clueso, 2019 © Swaen
Swaen, Olivia Frances, digital watercolor, 2019 © Swaen
Olivia Frances, 2019 © Swaen

Swaen, One mile to sunset, digital watercolor, 2018 © Swaen
The Return of the Prodigal Son, 2018 © Swaen
Swaen, Inner calling, digital watercolor, 2018 © Swaen
Inner calling, 2018 © Swaen
Swaen, View of St. Gangolf in Trier, digital watercolor, 2018 © Swaen
View of St. Gangolf in Trier, 2018 © Swaen

Swaen, Piece of peace, digital watercolor, 2018 © Swaen
Piece of peace, 2017 © Swaen