GoSeeAWARDS 2024 ‘AI MEETS REALITY’ - and the winners are : SYNCHRODOGS with Gold, Silver goes to CASPAR JADE and Bronze for both GRIT WOLANY & MAMA TANGY AI, plus Public Voting winner MONICA MENEZ
Exciting times in the visual media. Our world, first perfected by post production and CGI, now finds itself in the middle of the next quantum leap in photography. We deliberately chose ‘AI Meets Reality’ as our topic for the GoSeeAWARDS – to not separate the two, but instead give the creatives and also our jurors, from the areas of creation, art buying and fashion, the chance to decide for themselves. Just how much reality and how much AI did the photographers and visual artists see fit, and which works in the end turned out to be the favorites of our expert jury?
Coming out on top this year as the clear winner are SYNCHRODOGS c/o SHOTVIEW, who have been walking the line between real und fictive worlds with their highly imaginative visual language for quite some time. Their ‘Overture’ project visualizes the fusion of humans and technology by combining the artwork of Synchrodogs, from over 15 years, to create a digital interpretation using AI tools. It is aimed at juxtaposing traditional/well-known with progressive/innovative ways of making art. Synchrodogs – a duo made up of Roman Noven and Tania Shcheglova from Ukraine – have been exploring topics such as environmental mindfulness and the complex relationship between humans and nature since 2008.
Silver goes to CASPAR JADE, the AI alter ego of portrait photographer Hannes Caspar, who is known for his skillful subtle use of the new tool. “AI technology has made it possible for me to express myself creatively in a different way. It is the computer that generates the images, but I make the many small decisions that have a significant impact on the effect of an image.” says Caspar/Hannes.
Sharing third place are visual artists GRIT WOLANY and MAMA TANGY AI. Swiss Art Director GRIT WOLANY has a background in communication design with advanced training in strategy und digital ethics. Grit : ‘Buy Myself Flowers’ explores new visual languages of generative AI. Is it possible to find new interesting aesthetics besides the stereotypical AI look?
MAMA TANGY AI from London presents in her skin series ‘Masterpiece’ a unique fusion of creativity and AI. It explores the human shell, sewn together from fragments of skin with visible scars, and does without hyperrealistic beauty motifs.
Our PUBLIC VOTING this year was decided in favor of Photographer and Director MONICA MENEZ. “I began an exciting chapter about a year ago: I started to explore artificial intelligence, and particularly, images generated with AI. I set out to use this innovative technology to expand my own visual language. As an artist with a minimalist style, I searched for ways in which AI could aid me in bringing my visions to life in new and unexpected ways. I got mixed results at first. Some of the early images I generated with AI were far from what I would call minimalist imagery. They were either overladen or failed to achieve the feeling of simplicity and clarity I had been aiming for. However, with a little patience and relentless fine-tuning, the AI started to create works that were similar in style to mine. Meanwhile, AI has become a part of my creative process I wouldn’t want to do without. It enables me to push boundaries and take my artistic vision to levels which had seemed unachievable until now.”
We would like to thank all participating artists for their submitted work and ideas, but also our jury members for their time and expertise. The winners along with the TOP20 will be featured on www.GoSeeAWARDS.com for the duration of one year.
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