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Daniel Arendzen in a hat and glasses holding a yellow gel plate monotype of a traditional Malaysian house, standing inside a Blender render of the same house, with a carved wooden window behind him.

Daniel Arendzen is an independent artist and printmaker creating and selling own work, and is available for commissions, commercial production, licensing, editorial work, and other opportunities.

I am a multi-disciplinary artist who combines original digital work of art with traditional printmaking techniques to (re)connect people with ‘home’.

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I believe that we need a place to wind down, a place to rest, a place to feel safe, a place to feel good. Ideally, we need to come home where we belong. My art gives that kind of belonging.

Originals in series

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Minimalist

Rusty Water, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts drawn in black on rusty orange, standing on its own black reflection, with a thin dark horizon line in the distance
Frame 528 on Ice, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts drawn in black on icy pale blue, standing on its own black reflection, with rough black spots across the whole image and darker blue at the bottom
Shades of Yellow, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts drawn in black on shades of ochre and golden yellow, standing on its own black reflection, with a thin horizon line, inside a dark edge
Broken Green, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in bold black lines and light green, standing on its own black reflection, with a thin dark horizon line. The background is green throughout, broken in places by lighter patches where the brayer strokes of acrylic paint are thinner

The focus is on the house. The elegance, architecture, and timelessness shine. It’s telling a unique story without distraction. The colours are revealing the emotion. The absence speaks. I am intrigued to look at the house from different angles, from different lights, so I can appreciate the house for what it is.

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Rusty Water, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts drawn in black on rusty orange, standing on its own black reflection, with a thin dark horizon line in the distance
Frame 528 on Ice, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts drawn in black on icy pale blue, standing on its own black reflection, with rough black spots across the whole image and darker blue at the bottom
Shades of Yellow, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts drawn in black on shades of ochre and golden yellow, standing on its own black reflection, with a thin horizon line, inside a dark edge
Broken Green, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in bold black lines and light green, standing on its own black reflection, with a thin dark horizon line. The background is green throughout, broken in places by lighter patches where the brayer strokes of acrylic paint are thinner
Purple Lake, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in warm orange-red with a green plant beside it, by a purple lake, with two fading palms against a sky of grey-blue, orange and yellow patches, inside a dark edge
Frame 526 in Winter, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in pale blue with two dark palms, under a blue and green sky, behind green grass, with a mirrored tree and a small building at the right
Frame 526 in Sunset, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts with two palms, drawn in black over orange, under a sunset sky of orange and grey-blue, behind tall grass, with a tree and a small building at the right
Vintage in Sepia, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts with two black coconut palms and a tree, in sepia and black, with long grass in front and the texture of rolled acrylic paint

Nostalgia

Purple Lake, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in warm orange-red with a green plant beside it, by a purple lake, with two fading palms against a sky of grey-blue, orange and yellow patches, inside a dark edge
Frame 526 in Winter, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in pale blue with two dark palms, under a blue and green sky, behind green grass, with a mirrored tree and a small building at the right
Frame 526 in Sunset, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts with two palms, drawn in black over orange, under a sunset sky of orange and grey-blue, behind tall grass, with a tree and a small building at the right
Vintage in Sepia, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts with two black coconut palms and a tree, in sepia and black, with long grass in front and the texture of rolled acrylic paint

Whereas some traditional houses remain, many of them slowly are fading away and given back to nature. These impressions explore how fragile such sturdy structures are in the context of time. Nostalgia, vintage, perhaps grunge are some of the feelings I get when I see shadows of the houses they used to be. Time moves on, it doesn’t stop. That is what I wanted to capture.

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Between the beauty and impossible, home will always speak louder than words – from one generation to the next.

Landscape

Mystic Mountains, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house with an ochre roof on stilts, two green coconut palms and layered blueish purple limestone hills above orange bare land
Vintage Study #2, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in warm brown with a few small lit yellow windows and its shadow side in dark purple, under two tall coconut palms. Behind it, layered green mountains under a pale green sky, with dark red-brown ground in front. Layered acrylic paint applied with masks
Purple Mountains, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts with a rust-red roof and dark walls, under green coconut palms, on barren orange-brown land with a rust-red path in front, and layers of purple limestone hills below a pale lilac sky
Two Houses, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: two traditional Malaysian houses in orange, the nearest one large at the left with a wooden staircase, the second smaller in the distance, with two dark palms, purple hills and a tall grey-blue limestone peak under a pale sky, on pink-purple ground, inside a bold rough black edge

Homes need a place to stand, a place to ground, a place you can go to. A place to relax, wind down, enjoy the silence, hours away from buzzing city life. Clean air, beautiful nature, great hikes and the most epic sceneries to let go and re-energise. The house stands there in its full right and that’s truly breathtaking.

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Mystic Mountains, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house with an ochre roof on stilts, two green coconut palms and layered blueish purple limestone hills above orange bare land
Vintage Study #2, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts in warm brown with a few small lit yellow windows and its shadow side in dark purple, under two tall coconut palms. Behind it, layered green mountains under a pale green sky, with dark red-brown ground in front. Layered acrylic paint applied with masks
Purple Mountains, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: a traditional Malaysian house on stilts with a rust-red roof and dark walls, under green coconut palms, on barren orange-brown land with a rust-red path in front, and layers of purple limestone hills below a pale lilac sky
Two Houses, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen, showing the printed image only: two traditional Malaysian houses in orange, the nearest one large at the left with a wooden staircase, the second smaller in the distance, with two dark palms, purple hills and a tall grey-blue limestone peak under a pale sky, on pink-purple ground, inside a bold rough black edge

Whenever I see traditional architecture, I will stop, look, ponder and wonder how life was when people called them ‘Home’.

Upcoming designs

Stay up to date, discover and explore more designs, more impressions, more to see and connect with. New impressions come with new techniques for all art lovers.

Blocked, gel plate monotype by Daniel Arendzen: a traditional Malaysian house with red roofs in front of tall limestone hills under a blue sky, with grey blocks and black arches below it
A preview of one of the upcoming compositions – work in progress

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