From CGI to Ceramics: NastPlas on the Organic and Algorithmic
NastPlas is the artistic duo of Fran Rodríguez Learte and Natalia Molinos García, based in Palencia, Spain. Known for their visually striking work that blends CGI, 3D, and AI, they’ve spent over two decades exploring the shifting boundaries between the digital and physical. Their practice centers on the intersection of art, science, and technology — often using visual experimentation to reflect on humanity’s evolving relationship with nature in the face of rapid technological advancement. We asked NastPlas about their art, creative process, and inspirations.
Asemic Scores and Napa Cabbage: The Art of Sophie Ruoyu Zhang
Sophie Ruoyu Zhang is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY. With a BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, her work explores the intersections of post-humanism, material ecocriticism, and asemic expression. Drawing from both traditional and digital media, she creates poetic systems like “scores” or “scripts” that blur the boundary between human language and the autonomous gestures of nature and machine.
When Technology Feels: Xiao Jin on Rendering Emotion
Xiao Jin is a digital artist working at the intersection of generative systems, moving images, and spatial installations. With a background in architecture and formal training from SCI-Arc in Los Angeles, Xiao’s practice explores how digital tools from AI to real-time rendering engines like Unreal can be reimagined as poetic mediums. His work investigates emotional and perceptual states, often blurring the line between synthetic environments and felt experience.
Shuyi Qi on Eastern Philosophy, Sustainability, and Cultural Narratives
Shuyi Qi is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose work explores the intersection of art, sustainability, and cultural narratives. With a background in visual arts and design management, she brings together digital and traditional media to create thought-provoking pieces that invite reflection. Inspired by the relationship between humanity and the natural world, Shuyi’s practice centers on themes of ecological preservation, coexistence, and cultural memory. Drawing from Eastern philosophy and aesthetics, she often weaves organic forms with contemporary techniques to reimagine our connection to nature.
From Plus-Size Yogis to Japanese Folk Patterns: Karina Aurelia’s Art
Karina Aurelia is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Indonesia, known for her emotionally rich and color-forward artwork. A naturally introspective artist, Karina uses bold forms and vibrant palettes as a means of self-expression, often portraying disproportionate human figures that challenge conventional beauty standards. Her illustrations draw inspiration from plus-size yogi videos and modern Japanese styles, merging softness with strength in a way that invites viewers into her evolving view of identity and existence.
Between Villain and Hero: Elzbieta Zdunek’s Surrealist Collages
Elzbieta “Ela” Zdunek is a writer and digital collage artist whose grayscale compositions explore themes of alienation, fragmented identity, and the fluidity of perception. With roots in photography, her practice has always centered more on how things are seen than on what is seen. Her collages often capture ambiguous, transitional moments — points of action or inaction that shape how we are perceived, yet remain unresolved. We asked Ela about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Blunt Action on Creating Universes That Feel Like Glitches in the Matrix
Blunt Action is a New York City-based creative studio specializing in art, animation, gaming, and music. Co-founded by longtime collaborators Colby and Ethan, the studio evolved from a shared passion for music production and visual storytelling. What began as beat-making and rough mixes in college quickly expanded into immersive 3D world-building, merging their skills in sound, animation, and design under the Blunt Action name. We asked Blunt Action about their art, creative process, and inspirations.
How YoruBeats Found Art in Cybersecurity, AI, and the Streets of Fukuoka
YoruBeats spent nearly a decade working in the HVAC construction industry before moving to Japan to start a new chapter with his wife. Living in Fukuoka sparked a creative shift, as he began photographing urban corners and blending them with LoFi-inspired AI art, reflective captions, and music. What started as casual experiments evolved into a full creative pursuit, combining real-life imagery with dreamlike aesthetics. We asked YoruBeats about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Artivator in Venice: A Conversation with Enrico Dedin
Enrico Dedin is a media artist and art director whose work spans video, digital media, and experimental storytelling. Based in the Metropolitan City of Venice and known for his poetic visual language and thoughtful exploration of contemporary life, Enrico combines his background in visual experimentation with a sharp curatorial eye. We asked Enrico about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Where Whimsy Meets the Gothic: Meet Yubin Lee
Yubin Lee is a designer and illustrator based in New York City, specializing in digital marketing design, visual branding, and illustration. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts with a degree in Illustration, she brings a distinct narrative flair to her design work, blending gothic and fantastical influences with a playful, whimsical twist. Her visual language draws heavily from her early memories of Gothic architecture while living in Europe, combined with inspirations from artists like Erté, Daniel Egneus, and Eiko Ishioka. We asked Yubin about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Architecture and Imagination: The AI-Imagined Worlds of Samuvel Benhursha
Samuvel Benhursha is an architectural designer, AI artist, and curator of Sambenhur Designs, a digital gallery where architecture meets imagination. With a background in architecture and a passion for sustainability, Samuvel brings a unique perspective to the intersection of technology, heritage, and design. At its core is a deep belief that design should serve both the senses and the soul. We asked Samuvel about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Cory Sea on Beauty, Healing, and Weaving Jazz into Digital Art
Cory Sea is a digital artist and jazz guitarist whose creative journey began in childhood, inspired by his father who was a painter and art professor. With a BA in Art from the University of Michigan and an MFA from the University of New Mexico, Cory’s path has always been guided by a desire to bring beauty into the world. His shift into digital art began in 2008, when he was invited to create visual content for a relaxation DVD for hospital patients in Australia. That experience marked the beginning of his deep engagement with digital media. We asked Cory about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
10 Digital Artists: Celebrating the Spirit of the Caribbean
The Caribbean is known for its rich mix of cultures, languages, and histories — and that same energy shines through in its digital art scene. From bold illustrations and experimental animation to interactive experiences, these artists are using digital tools in powerful ways to create meaning. Their work often blends tradition with technology, and local stories with global conversations. Here are 10 digital artists whose art captures the creativity and diversity of the Caribbean.
Modern Myths: Yicheng Zhu Paints the Soul of Chinese Folklore
Yicheng Zhu is a concept artist and visual storyteller whose work bridges cultural heritage and imaginative design. After several years creating concept art for video games and animation, she’s now expanding into more personal, experimental forms of art. While her professional work is grounded in solving visual problems for creative teams, Yicheng’s recent explorations dive into abstract techniques that allow for deeper emotional expression. We asked Yicheng about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
No Instructions Needed: Exploring Digital Play with Laureano Solis
Laureano Solis is a graphic developer specializing in real-time 3D interaction and immersive digital experiences. Based in Valencia, Spain, with roots in Argentina, he blends design and programming to create innovative artistic and commercial projects using cutting-edge technology. With a strong focus on interactivity, Laureano designs and develops 3D environments for browsers, allowing users to explore immersive, real-time digital spaces across multiple platforms. His expertise opens up new possibilities for artistic, commercial, and educational applications. We asked Laureano about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Glitches, Serendipity & Synths: A Conversation with Nico Antwerp
Nico Antwerp is a London-based video artist with a passion for mixing digital tools in playful and unexpected ways. With a background in music and sound design, he gradually found his way into motion design and video art — shifting from thinking in milliseconds to frames. We asked Nico about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Where Whales Fall and Myths Rise: Alena Saveleva
Alena Saveleva is an artist and filmmaker whose work centers on visual and non-linear storytelling that explores non-human myths and essences. Her practice challenges anthropocentric narratives, seeking instead to re-enchant nature and decentralize the human gaze. Themes of cycle, death, and rebirth run through her work, offering viewers a space to reflect on transformation and the quiet continuity of life beyond human timelines. We asked Alena about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
What I Wish I Knew: Irene Neyman on Freelance Life and Staying Seen
Irene Neyman is a self-taught illustrator and graphic designer based in Calgary, Canada. Her creative practice spans commercial illustration, packaging and character design, motion graphics, and editorial work. With a distinctive style that balances bright colors, simple shapes, and experimental textures, Irene brings clarity and charm to every project she takes on. We asked Irene about her art, creative process, and inspirations.
Art as Resistance to Hypervelocity and Perfection: Subliexe
Subliexe is a digital artist whose work delves into abstraction, glitch, and memory in the age of image hypervelocity. His name (a fusion of “sublime” and “execution”) reflects both his conceptual focus and his hands-on approach to digital experimentation. Using tools like Processing, AI, GIMP, and data moshing software, Subliexe explores the chaotic speed at which images flood our lives today — and what that speed does to our sense of memory, time, and identity. We asked Subliexe about his art, creative process, and inspirations.
Beneath the Sun, Beside the Sea: Liza Landberg Paints Love and Feminine Connection
Liza Landberg is a self-taught artist based in Köln, Germany, known for her expressive and emotionally rich printmaking and digital art. Her work blends figurative and abstract elements, using color as a powerful vehicle to convey mood — sometimes vibrant and bold, other times soft and restrained. Drawing inspiration from her travels across South and Central America and her time with Native American communities in North America, Liza’s art captures fleeting impressions of joy, spirituality, and everyday life. We asked Liza about her art, creative process, and inspirations.