Petzel
c. 2025
Find pleasure in the process.
Be endlessly curious.
Commit to the act.
About
I’m an interdisciplinary artist born in Leeds, UK, and currently based in West Cumbria, UK. My creative journey began when I was 16, studying Media Production at Thomas Danby College (2003 - 2005), I discovered a passion for film/video, photography, graphic design, and art. Following a Media Production degree from the University of Lincoln, I embarked on a career in graphic design.
Over the course of several years, my creative practice developed, initially exploring photography and print, which led to one of my photographic works being included in the Leeds Open Exhibition (2009), Leeds Art Gallery.
In early 2019 I created We Are Not Cool, an audio project creating and releasing ambient soundscapes. Then, in early 2021, intrigued by emerging NFT technology, I began to explore digital art, merging my love of minimalism and graphic design with abstract art. This led to the creation of Bilnd, a moniker under which I now operate as a digital artist.
Over time, and with the introduction of an iPad Pro into my artistic toolkit, my graphic works began to morph into abstract paintings. Ongoing exploration has led to introducing traditional physical painting into my practice, alongside digital works that include painting, audio, video, and graphic pieces.
Recent Works
That Fear
c. 2025
A digital painting that combines handmade marks with AI texturing. The influences for this piece include social interaction, digital media, and growing distrust in society.
Acid Bath
c. 2025
Big Network #1
c. 2025
High-Quality
c. 2025
Moral Compass
c. 2025
Once Upon a Time...
...In Hollywood
Exhibitions
Layers, Stage Coffee*
Leeds, UK. December 18, 2023 - January 08, 2024.
Abstract by Fronteer Gallery.
Sheffield, UK. September 19 - October 6, 2023.
People & Place by Kreiva Gallery.
Blackpool, UK. September 13 - September 30, 2023.
Naturally Abstract by The English Art Co.
Leeds, UK. August 5 - November 4, 2023.
Artist Showcase by NFT.NYC.
New York City, USA. April 12 - April 14, 2023.
Deploy/Mint, Artwalk Wakefield*
Wakefield, UK. November 30, 2022.
Solana Hacker House by Exchange Art.
London, UK. June 14 - June 18, 2022.
NFT Liverpool by Adelia Art Gallery.
Liverpool, UK. April 26 - August 28, 2022.
NFT Art Week by Neal Digital Gallery.
Hangzhou, China. December 24, 2021 - January 1, 2022.
*Solo Show
Generative
Over the past few months, I’ve been exploring generative art as a natural extension of my practice. I’m not a developer by trade, but I’ve been using tools like ChatGPT to experiment with code, creating minimal abstract works that echo the hand-drawn, intuitive gestures found in my physical pieces. Many of these works feature clusters of pencil-like markings—simple lines that build into something organic, almost meditative. There’s a strange beauty in watching cold, logical code create something that feels alive.
What draws me in is this tension between the natural and the synthetic. The marks mimic traditional media, yet they’re generated by algorithms—silent processes running in the background, detached from human touch. I love the contradiction: something that looks spontaneous but is, at its core, predetermined by code.
Bringing these digital pieces onto the blockchain via NFTs adds another layer. The permanence of blockchain technology fascinates me. Unlike traditional works that may fade, decay, or be altered over time, these generative pieces are locked in place. The code, and by extension the artwork, exists as an immutable record—forever preserved, unchanging. There’s something powerful about that. It speaks to ideas of place and memory, themes I find myself returning to often.
You can view my first curated collection of outputs below:
Music
This musical project started as a quiet escape just before the pandemic—a way to carve out space for myself when things felt uncertain. Over the last six years, making music has become a steady part of my life, something I return to without expectation. I work simply: most pieces begin with improvisation on the piano. I’m not chasing a particular sound but instead trying to capture a feeling or a place I’ve been. That sense of place runs through everything I make—each track becomes a kind of map back to a memory or a space that lingers.
I use Ableton Live along with virtual instruments by Slate + Ash and Spitfire Audio. My process is instinctive; I play things live and slowly layer sounds, usually keeping the instrumentation stripped back to just two or three elements. I like the clarity that comes from simplicity—it gives the music room to breathe. Right now, everything I create is studio-based, but there’s a part of me that wonders what it would feel like to bring these pieces into a live setting one day. Although I keep this project separate from my visual art, they both live under the same name, and maybe that’s enough for now.
You can find my discography on the following platforms:
