Jan
Astner is a Polish contemporary artist working in various fields, including
painting, drawing, computer graphics, and photography. The basis of his paintings
is acrylic paint, chosen because of its elasticity, delicacy, and durability.
By combining different materials and techniques with acrylic paints, he gets
unexpected visual results since unique colors emphasize the metaphysical nature
of the work. Astner's paintings combine reflection on a man concerning the
world around him in the age of post-humanism and trans-humanism. He works in
series. Through process painting, as well as his personally developed
acrylic-based techniques, he chooses the means of expression to present the
issues bothering him. The artist studied architecture and fine arts in Poland
and the USA. Jan Astner lives and works in Izabelin, Poland and Jerez de la
Frontera, Spain.