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Art Worlds Collide in Martynas Genkovas Short “Inspired by”

Posted on Sunday, March 22, 2026

3D artist Martynas Genkovas just dropped us his new personal short film called Inspired by, an enigmatic collision of his architectural photography and ink-on-paper artwork with organic layers of crystalline 3D.

Martynas Genkovas in Vilnius, Lithuania: “The animation serves as a visual dialogue between two realms: city monuments representing reality, and paintings that embody the imagination.

“To achieve a seamless visual experience, I primarily utilized camera projection techniques, integrating CG elements and rendering the entire composition as a whole.”

“The journey begins with scenes of Paris photography, which are gradually overtaken by ink drawing textures and fluid watercolor strokes, while transparent glass shapes act as lenses that reveal surreal fragments of a dreamlike castle.

“To achieve a seamless visual experience, I primarily utilized camera projection techniques, integrating CG elements and rendering the entire composition as a whole. This approach allowed for highly realistic reflections and refractions. I also replaced traditional museum sculptures with AI-generated forms developed from my own reference images.”

A black and white photo showing an abstract, torn paper artwork with intricate patterns suspended in front of blurred Parisian buildings. Inspired by Martynas Genkovas, the artwork creates a surreal focal point, like a still from a short film. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Inspired by Martynas Genkovas’ short film style, two ornate Parisian-style buildings frame a narrow street, but a rocky mountain appears unexpectedly between them, blending classic urban architecture with a surreal natural landscape. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A flowing, translucent, abstract sculpture stands in front of a grand historic building with columns and a domed roof, seen in black and white, inspired by Martynas Genkovas’s visionary style. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Inspired by Martynas Genkovas, a group of classical marble statues, including robed figures and a child, stand on a raised platform in a glass-roofed museum space. An abstract, translucent form appears at the left of the image. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A black and white photo of an abstract, wavy-textured sculpture with hollow sections, surrounded by leafy branches. Inspired by Martynas Genkovas’s short film, classical statues and architectural elements form the background as light from the left highlights the scene. Frame from Stash Magazine article.