Can A.I. create true art? Cross-media artist and inventor Victor Wong explains.
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Victor Wong, cross-media artist and inventor
Episode 18 | Victor Wong (火馬巨浪) is a rare creative individual who appears to effortlessly incorporate a multiplex of historical domains, research and technological advancements into a seamless body of work. In this exclusive podcast, Victor describes what art is before talking about the deeply symbiotic relationship between man and machine, the conundrum of decision making and the importance of pertinence in art. We complete the podcast discussing the next steps for project Gemini.
A.I. Gemini at work.
“A.I. GEMINI” - An artificial intelligence that creates and paints ink by means of geographical parameters, algorithms formulated for terrain formation, Chinese ink-painting technique and robot arms.
Victor’s new A. I. Ink Series “FAR SIDE OF THE MOON” was exhibited in London, 2019. This series was inspired by China’s Chang’e-4 soft-landing on this uncharted side of the Moon, a region full of celestial mysteries. Analyzing the celestial data from NASA and close-up photos recently released by CNSA (China National Space Administration), A. I. GEMINI reinterpreted the moon’s far side by its own terrain algorithm and live-drew those unique landscapes by means of Chinese ink painting technique and a robotic arm, resulting in ink work that had never been seen before.
Far Side of the Moon No.10, 2019, Victor Wong & A.I Gemini
Victor Wong is renowned for his innovative treatment of media art and visual effects for movies. His work includes paintings, sculptures, digital-art, animation, film, AR, VR and recently artificial intelligence.
His work stretches across paintings, sculptures, digital-art, animation, film, AR, VR and recently artificial intelligence. Most of his work aim to blend new technology with Chinese philosophy about nature.
After he graduated from the University of Washington in 1989 with a degree in the Bachelor of Science of Electrical Engineering, Victor has been pioneering digital creative media industry in Hong Kong for near 30 years. In early 90’s, he created Hong Kong 1st full computer-generated TV commercial and promoted the computer graphic industry to the advertising world.
Victor once served as digital media consultant for Hong Kong Cyberport and Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications and was awarded as one of Hong Kong’s 10 most outstanding young persons in 2005.
In additions, he founded one of the best digital visual production companies in Asia: “vfxNova digital productions Ltd.” employed near 200 computer graphic artists and had developed visual effects treatment for over 120 feature films. His work won numerous International Design Awards including The New York Festival Awards, Tokyo JIAA Advertising Awards, Hong Kong Film Awards and The Golden Horse Awards.
ESCAPISM (drew on a Rainy day), 2019, Victor Wong & A.I Gemini
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