AI, 3D, Film.
For Christie's Art+Tech Summit
July 2023
New York
Made using a mix of AI and Public domain materials, style moderne reflects on the spirit of the Art Deco movement and its parallels to our age. In Art Deco, all is made beautiful, no matter how humble. Utility and aesthetic are combined, equally important, with the goal of creating a sense of luxury and awe in those who view it. The focus, therefore, is using the industrial and practical to create a divine and intimate experience for human benefit. AI is, at its best, a natural succession of this philosophy.
Public domain assets are human creativity set free, and in the spirit of our creative lineage, I included them in this piece. Human and machine, the past, present, and future work in harmony to create form and function.
AI was used to texture the 3D scene from pieces of AI-Collaborative art. The art combines advanced mathematical functions with ancient paintings from China, Japan, and Eastern and Western Europe, and the 3D textures were combined with tapestries from cultures across centuries. The film was originally public domain, reiterated several times with AI and finished with work done digitally (by hand).
In the spirit of abundance, this piece has two additional components:
1) A code entitling the collector to claim the 3D scene and associated files, so they may utilize the space digitally/in metaverse (this claim will take place in March 2024).
2) A physical hologram depicting the centerpiece of the work, the blooming flower. This hologram may be displayed physically however the collector sees fit.
