Contemporary Artist Philippe Benichou
I never consciously set out to become an artist. It emerged suddenly at the age of 40.
I paint from inner visions and intense emotions impossible to express in words. Moving freely between mediums, including digital painting, I treat art as a space of transformation rather than representation.
I began exhibiting in 2003 in Los Angeles at the Johnson Art Collection and in New York at the Museum of Computer Art, later showing extensively across Europe.
In my explorations, I developed a process I call AquaDigiGraphy, bridging traditional and digital art forms. Learn more here.
After many years in Los Angeles and New York City, I currently reside in Provence, France.
My Skills
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Pencil Drawing
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Digital Art
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Photography
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Pastels
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Watercolour
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Japanese Inks
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Scanning
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Computer Language
My Process
I named this art form AquaDigiGraphy because it combines watercolor (Aqua), digital art (Digital), and photography (Graphy). What is used to create? Pencils, watercolors & pastels. Oils & acrylics. Photography & Digital Art.
I start by drawing using Japanese inks and color pencils. I then digitize the result, print it on fine art paper, and continue painting and adding layers.
My Tools
- Pencils
- Painter 2025
- Photography
- Watercolour
- Pastels
- Photoshop
- Scanning
- Fine Art Paper
- Japanese Inks
- Oils & Acrylics