I love this quote from David Hockney, “Technology always has contributed to art. The brush itself is a piece of technology isn’t it?” But, how does art contribute to technology? Artists are using data and generative AI as forms and materials in their work. They are pushing the boundaries of neural networks and data sets, creating new and extraordinary ways of multi-sensory storytelling. Using technology to deliver vital and beautiful messages. Over this past year, we have asked some of the most exciting and innovative artists for their reflections on the relationship between art and innovation and we wanted to share them:
Sares is a visionary digital artist whose work bridges the past and future, merging traditional aesthetics with cutting-edge technology to shape new forms of creative expression. Through his beautiful work, Sares seeks not only to inspire change but also to challenge and break down digital barriers, pushing the boundaries of what art can achieve in a technologically driven world.
"The relationship between art and innovation is essentially a dynamic and complementary duality. They are two forces that move forward together, feeding each other in a continuous cycle of transformation. Evolution in any field, including artistic creation, cannot exist without the innovation that drives new languages, tools, and forms of expression. Art is alive, so it constantly evolves. For me, this relationship is not only natural but fundamental: art finds new paths as technology evolves, and in turn, technology acquires purpose and meaning when it is put at the service of art and human expression. For me, technology and innovation are inseparable elements of the artistic process. They are forces that feed off each other, each essential to the other, and when combined, they allow art to remain alive, constantly changing and expanding. Without that interaction, art would be limited, and technology would lack the human dimension that makes it truly relevant."
Full interview here.
Béatrice Lartigue is a French visual artist based in Toulouse. She is co-founder of the interdisciplinary collective Lab212. Her work 'The Big Smoke' which visualises the effects of air pollution in Paris.
"Art is sometimes a naïve way of exploring fields that we don't always fully master or understand. Through the installations that I generally work on in duo with Nicolas Guichard from Lab212, the mantra ‘learning by doing’ remains quite relevant. I like to explore empty spaces in my work because they appeal to the intelligence and imagination of visitors, who create their own connections and tell their own stories."
Full interview here.
Hypereikon are a generative artistic duo comprised of María Constanza Lobos and Sebastián Rojas. Hypereikon’s work opens up new ways of thinking about our relationship with technology and nature.
"AI in art is really pushing us to reconsider fundamental notions of creativity, authorship, and even consciousness. It's challenging the romantic idea of the artist as a lone genius, suggesting instead a more distributed, collaborative model of creation and ideas. But beyond that, we believe AI art has the potential to expand our perceptual capabilities, allowing us to visualize and engage with complex systems and ideas in new ways. It's not just about making pretty pictures - it's about expanding the boundaries of human imagination."
Full interview here.
Connie Bakshi is an artist based in Los Angeles, trained as a classical pianist and biomedical engineer. Working predominantly with AI, she probes postcolonial narratives that emerge on the boundaries between the synthetic and organic, material and immaterial, the human and nonhuman.
"I'm fascinated by how technologies like AI can help us shift toward a digital homunculus, a remapping of sensory processing and cognition that lives outside both the machine and human body. Artists play a crucial role in questioning the invisible mechanisms behind emerging technologies, particularly in how they encode and perpetuate traditional power structures. Rather than pursuing higher fidelity outputs or more precise control, I’m interested in exploring how technological limitations and anomalies might reveal new ways of seeing and knowing. Through this lens, technology becomes not just a tool but a medium for exploring what exists beyond both human and machine perception."
Full interview here.
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Laura Cinti is a research-based artist working within the intersections of art, science and technology. She is currently leading a project using drone technology and artificial intelligence to search for a female counterpart of an extremely rare male cycad on the verge of extinction.
"AI undoubtedly offers vast possibilities for artists, particularly at the intersection of art and science, but for me, the true opportunity isn’t just about generating new materials or visuals. It is a chance to rethink how we engage with complex systems - ecological, technological, and social. I believe artists working with AI will move beyond the spectacle of machine-generated art and focus on the deeper implications of the technology.
One of the biggest opportunities, I believe, lies in understanding the algorithms and tools themselves. Artists who grasp how these systems work - who stay with the complexities and ethical questions of AI - will be able to create work that not only reflects the world but actively interrogates it. This could mean using AI to reveal the hidden structures of our ecosystems, or to explore the human-machine relationship in ways that provoke critical questions about creativity, authorship, and responsibility.
Full interview here.
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Ronen Tanchum is an artist and technologist, who explores the realms of generative art focusing on synthetic nature and the intricate interplay between humans, machines, and the environment.
"I find it really interesting the connection between using new technologies, like neural networks and algorithms and blockchain to engage with nature. They are very similar, it's something that is organically growing, you get all these connections in the blockchain, almost like a city that is getting slowly built, and how the digital database of everything is shaping up, like a plant or a root of a plant."
Full interview here.
ØLali is innovating the way we connect with sound and art. ØLali is taking live music and transforming it into evolving and audio-reactive visualisations - transforming how we see, feel, and experience art.
"New technologies allow us to extend the reach of one work of art by creating another version in another medium, creating a symbiosis between what we hear and what we see. Everything is about our senses because you have the vibrations of people dancing around you and this visual that is directly responding to the music that you're hearing."
Full interview here.
Looking forward to 2025 and the speed of technical innovation, we are so positive and excited that artists will inspire the most thoughtful and purposeful uses for technology.
