Yamin Xu. Juried Artist
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Artist Statement
Art is a emotional machine. If the expression of emotions is considered to be the importance of art, a machine with emotional perception and expression must be an artistic creation. The soul of art is revealed by interactions through this emotional communication and the form of art should be unrestricted. Artificial intelligence is not merely a tool of expression. The true transformation it brings to art lies in its perceptual capabilities. Just as in an artist’s creative process, perception, understanding, and expression are inseparable components. The genuine impact of AI on the art world doesn’t come from providing artists with additional tools to convey tradition. rather, it enables a machine to perceive and comprehend our world much like an artist does. The artistic experience evolves into a process of communication, interaction, and mutual understanding. The sensations it evokes, whether emotional or mental, make up the essence of art itself. As a result, the artist’s creative process is no longer an unconnected inspiration, a solo achievement, or an act of individual hubris, but a shared expression with a digital soul residing within silicon chips. This soul is shaped by vast amounts of data, driven by simulated cognitive psychology models, and capable of understanding and expressing through affective computing. In this sense, the artist becomes an interlocutor or experiencer of the “dataset”, essentially engaging in a dialogue with the abstracted human mind behind this massive data from the past, which will impact our present and future.
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About the artists
Yamin Xu works on the edge that blurs animation, artificial intelligence, and robotics with an emphasis on the exploration of computational perception as an inseparable part of art expression. He strives to create and define new things, which have not been clearly perceived as art. This motivation is sustained by his rigorous art/engineering practice, which is informed by the convergence of divergent spheres of study: religion and science, privacy and surveillance, robotic and organic. The result is in innovation, feedback to affect and expand his understanding and definition of art. His artwork has been exhibited internationally, such as ACM SIGGRAPH, TEI and CAA. Currently, Yamin Xu is an Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University Digital Arts program.
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