Claire Reika Wright

Claire Reika Wright‘s digital 3D abstract expressionist art transforms our perception of reality. Randomly changing images reflect the prevailing conditions of the world we inhabit; painterly alien shapes and multi-layered textures replace well worn landscapes, while the occasional intrusions of reality provide intriguing insights.

Wright was one of the first artists to realize the potential of digital painting, animation, and photo manipulation techniques, and has been using these methods since the early 90s. Her background as a traditional painter informs everything she works on. “I like to include hand-drawn or painted shapes and textures in every work I create,” she says. “It helps to humanize the digital. The human element is an important part of my work as it is intensely personal. For me, art has to be about feelings and emotions as well as commenting on the world around us.”