hello!
my name is aj egerman.
i’m a traveling mixed media artist based primarily out of denver, colorado.
i regularly seek extended times of travel by following seasonal work opportunities and volunteer exchanges to authentically experience other places, people and cultures.
i combine photography with vector illustration to create abstract compositions that invite slow looking and reflection
my artistic process mirrors my broader approach to life: an ever-evolving practice of discovery
my work reflects the journeys i’ve been on and the places i’ve moved through, often capturing quiet or easily overlooked moments
i’m interested in themes of curiosity, play, balance, and depth
as i travel, collecting stories, memories, and friendships, i’m also gathering the raw material for my work
sometimes a photograph captures exactly what i’m looking for on its own
other times, while scanning my environment, my eye is drawn to a particular texture, contour, or fragment
these images often become entry points for digital experimentation
where i manipulate shapes, lines, layers, and spatial relationships
at times i abandon the photographic source entirely and work purely through digital tools
i never begin a piece with a fixed plan or expectation
each decision leads intuitively to the next, and the composition slowly reveals itself through the process
being an artist in the age of artificial intelligence has required a careful reflection on my relationship with digital media
while ai presents powerful tools across many fields, its role in image-making raises important questions for me
therefore none of my work involves ai-generated imagery
this choice is less about rejection and more about preserving uncertainty, authorship, and a direct relationship between perception and creation
my work ultimately encourages attentiveness and caution within a technological landscape that continues to evolve faster than our ability to fully adapt to it
to counter the intangibility of working with software, and the ideas of mass reproduction often associated with digital images, i bring my hands back into the process through an experimental method of photo-transferring prints onto surfaces such as fabric and wood
this stage allows me to reintroduce texture, material resistance, and craftsmanship
transforming each piece into a singular physical object rather than an endlessly reproducible image
i hope my work offers viewers a moment of pause
an invitation to step away from constant stimulation and to explore their own inner depth