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Blurred Lines: Seductive oil paintings with a deliberate glitch by Andy Denzler

Do you remember that old technology called a video player? And the way the picture jumped on the screen when you hit pause? That's the thing that springs to mind when you consider the blurred, seductive oil artworks of Swiss artist Andy Denzler.

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Oil painting by Andy Denzler depicting a portrait with alternating bands of sharp photorealistic detail and blurred horizontal brushstrokes creating a video glitch effect

His distinct style merges nostalgic photorealism with abstraction, something he achieves by alternating bands of unmoving detail with flowing horizontal sweeps of his brush. “I’m principally concerned with addressing time and evoking a narrative through composition, light, and motion,” he says. “I depict time by applying a filter of blurred movement.”

Andy trained at the Kunstgewerbeschule and the F&F Schule für Gestaltung in Zurich, both schools of applied arts, as well as at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena. In 2006 he graduated as Master of Fine Arts from London’s Chelsea College of Art and Design. He lives in Zurich.

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Portrait of a woman with blonde hair painted in oil with alternating bands of sharp detail and blurred horizontal brushstrokes suggesting motion
Figure in white garment on dark background with horizontal streaks of blurred motion and abstract painterly marks creating a glitch-like effect
Oil painting by Andy Denzler showing a woman's face with horizontal bands of blurred brushstrokes creating a glitch-like effect against a pale background
Woman standing in interior space with horizontal bands of blurred and sharp oil paint creating a glitch-like effect across the composition
Woman in white lace top and navy skirt with arms outstretched, painted with horizontal blurred brushstrokes creating a glitch effect against a dark background
Young woman with long dark hair wearing black lace clothing, seated at a table, with horizontal bands of blur creating a glitch effect across the oil painting
Man standing in an interior space, rendered in oil paint with horizontal bands of blurred brushstrokes creating a glitched, fragmented effect across his figure and surroundings
Oil painting by Andy Denzler showing a portrait with alternating bands of sharp detail and horizontal blurred brushstrokes creating a glitch-like effect
Oil painting by Andy Denzler showing a figure's head and shoulders merged with architectural elements using horizontal bands of blurred and sharp detail to suggest movement and time
Portrait of a woman wearing a black strapless dress, with horizontal bands of sharp detail alternating with blurred brushstrokes creating a glitch effect
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