Who knew that computer-generated imagery of storefronts and buildings covered in macramé could be so aesthetically appealing? Apparently Spain’s Andres Reisinger did and we are obsessed with his latest Artificial Intelligence art explorations.
Buildings Covered in Macramé
These ethereally appealing images represent our first time sharing any AI art on this site. The relatively new and controversial practice of using Artificially Intelligent software and its capabilities to generate images based upon the input of specific descriptive words is both simultaneously inspiring and upsetting the art community as the trend explodes and become more available.
We are refraining from making judgements on the potential copyright and originality issues of the results so early in the game and instead have decided to share a collection of artworks from the talented digital artist that caught our attention in terms of their aesthetics and uniqueness.
At first glance these look like art installations, which is part of their appeal because, yes, they would be amazing to see in person. But that’s where AI has at least one obvious advantage, the ability to render that which would take an untold amount of money and time in a matter of moments.
The unexpected combination of the familiar with the unfamiliar in these that makes them stand apart from much of the ‘mash-up’ types of AI art out there. The sensuous, tactile quality of the yarn juxtaposed with the somber, almost monochromatic street scenes have an appealing stillness about them.
The cold, wet streets and gloomy weather are offset by the inviting structures, some of which beckon to you with their warmly lit entrances.
Thus far Andres has a few series, one of pink yarn covered structures in Amsterdam and these, cream colored ones in Basel, Switzerland.
Although most are void of the presence of humans, there are some in which slightly blurred observers wrapped in winter weather clothing interact with the yarn-draped storefronts.
They are so calming, they immediately lowered my blood pressure upon finding them.
Artist’s Bio:
Andrés Reisinger (b.1990) is one of the world’s most sought-after digital artists.
Recent works such as Pollen, The Shipping and Hortensia are as ambiguous as they are meticulously rendered and full of emotion.
As his pieces that use the medium of NFT continue to fetch rarely seen-before figures and his exhibitions and collaborations proliferate: Too Much, Too Soon! at Nilufar Gallery (2022 – Milan, IT) Let’s Get Digital! at Palazzo Strozzi (2022 – Florence, IT) Somewhere Ethereal at Fotografiska (2022 – Stockholm, SE), the cultural appetite for Reisinger’s invented worlds is only set to grow.
