Why are people obsessed with this jelly?
A lot of people, when they see Space Waves (2023) by Christoph Gromer, want to eat it. Some want to slap it. And many are just obsessed with it. But, what’s so special about this jelly?
Welcome to Digital Art Explained – our new series where we discuss the meaning, inspirations, and impact of digital artworks.
Artist Interview: Tong Wu
Tong Wu is a researching creative technologist and multimedia artist whose practice explores the subtle yet dynamic connections we make with ubiquitous AI systems embedded around us and the societal or cultural shifts that come along. We asked Tong about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Anna Tsvell
Anna Tsvell is a visual artist who explores digital textures and digital abstract possibilities – her abstract works and animated art gives breath to otherworldly primal organisms and undiscovered organic life, and are unique and mesmerizing. We asked Anna about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Prerit Jain
Prerit Jain is a multimedia and extended reality artist, toy and game designer. He is interested in creating an altered audiovisual aesthetic developed from applying various techniques and ideas derived from digital culture, biology, pedagogy, and childhood. We asked Prerit about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Savannah Calhoun
Savannah Calhoun is a visual artist based in Muncie, Indiana where she is a photography technician at Ball State University. Driven by the connection of being haunted by a ghost to the idea that media repeats itself, her art tells a story about how “hauntology” affects her life as an artist. We asked Savannah about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Keer Zhao
Keer Zhao (赵珂尔) is a New York-based multimedia artist from China. Feeling restricted by the physical limitations of traditional film and photography, the artist started creating 3D worlds to further express her emotions and thoughts about life. We asked Keer about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Mario Carpe
Mario Carpe is an art director, designer, and illustrator from the southern paradise of Cádiz in Spain. He is not only a successful creator of impactful visuals for brands, but also a wise soul who emphasizes the importance of having fun and enjoying the process while urging artists to let their creative spirit come to life. We asked Mario about his art, inspirations, and creative process.
10 Digital Artists: Photography Meets Digital Art
The advent of digital tools has revolutionized the way artists capture, manipulate, and convey their visions, transcending the boundaries of traditional mediums. The flexibility and immediacy digital photography provides opens up a realm of creative possibilities, and we’re all for it. We gathered a list of 10 talented photographers who invite us to explore new worlds and untold stories through their lens, creating stunning works where photography meets digital art.
Artist Interview: Nieves de la Fuente Gutiérrez
Nieves de la Fuente Gutiérrez is a multidisciplinary artist who was born in Spain and currently lives in Cologne. Her work asks central socio-political questions while intertwining documentary with fiction, and autobiographical studies with technological experiments. We asked Nieves about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Lindsey Price
Lindsey Price creates collage, painting, design, and animation works inspired by retrofuturism, psychedelia, brutalist architecture, and vintage fashion. The artist’s art envisions possible dimensions for a harmonious, matriarchal future, bridging the digital and physical realms – the result is a visual paradise where one can escape and reimagine oneself.
Artist Interview: Aline Subi
Aline Subi reinterprets subjects of daily life and emotions into psychedelic color illustration — vast fantasies and philosophical concepts turn into striking psychedelic visuals in her colorful realm. We asked Aline about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Malcolm Fernandes
Deeply influenced by design, illustration, 90s conceptualism as well as experimental practices in theater, literature and music Malcolm Fernandes employs a multi-disciplinary practice to challenge convention and weave imagery, forms, spaces and narratives that mainly center around questions of perception, human psychology and the reflections on the human condition. We asked Malcolm about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: UGLYKIKI
UGLYKIKI's distinctive focus on experimental video art, which explores the transcendence of human physicality, has led to its recognition in esteemed international exhibitions. She also passionately advocates for creating an inclusive metaverse that integrates multicultural experiences through XR and online exhibitions. We asked Kiki about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
10 Digital Artists: Women in digital arts you need to know
As we celebrate the diverse voices and perspectives that enrich the world of digital arts, it's essential to shine a spotlight on the incredible contributions of women who have carved out their space in this dynamic and transformative field. We gathered 10 (more) talented women digital artists you need to know about to get inspired and extend your horizons.
Artist Interview: Gzhenka’s Fun House
Gzhenka’s Fun House welcomes you to a perfect world of errie and uncanny art — fully immersed in the possibilities of artificial intelligence art, the artist delves into the depths of her inner thoughts and draws inspiration from her dreams. We asked Gzhenka about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Connie Bakshi
Connie Bakshi is an LA-based artist who often uses artificial intelligence to create art that re-codes language, lore, and ritual. Through her art, she explores the relationship between human and nonhuman, synthetic and organic, and material and immaterial. We asked Connie about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
10 Digital Artists: The Best of Surreal and Uncanny Art
It’s the Spooky Season! Whether you're a fan of all things spooky or just seeking a touch of the mysterious, the digital art realm has something extraordinary to offer. In the spirit of the season, we’re spotlighting the works of 10 remarkable digital artists whose creations bring the bizarre, the surreal, and the uncanny to life.
Artist Interview: The Fleece
The Fleece is an art collective formed by artists Graeme, Rich, and Phil in 2022. They aspire to create and produce ‘abstract ideas’ through the medium of digital, film, music, publications, events, installations, and other randomness. We asked The Fleece about their art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Mrs Luva Luva
After many years working commercially as a digital animator, Mrs Luva Luva took a course in art therapy during the lockdown. That’s how she started to find her voice once more, and explore physical art such as painting and ceramics. The artist took this back into her digital practice and currently works between the two mediums. We asked Mrs Luva Luva about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artist Interview: Hugo Wu
Hugo Wu is a Chinese-born, 3D motion designer and art director based in New York City. While inviting audiences to connect with their own inner child and embrace the untamed essence in their hearts, the artist strives to experiment with new tools and technologies to rediscover his passions through his work. We asked Hugo about his art, creative process, and inspirations.