Ai-Da Robot, the most famous in the art world – and unique at the moment – “ultra-realistic humanoid robotic artist” as described by its creators, will give a solo exhibition at this year’s Venice Biennale. The solo exhibition, entitled “Ai-Da Robot: Leaping into the Metaverse” is organized by the Concilio Europeo dell’Arte and will be housed in the InParadiso Art Gallery, inside the restaurant at the entrance of the Giardini, which will host many of its national pavilions. Biennale.
“I do not have thoughts and feelings like humans do”. Ai-da looks human, sounds human and creates art. 🎨🤖 pic.twitter.com/GX41VJgkr0
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Gallery owner Aidan Meller, the creator of Ai-Da – her name is a tribute to pioneering mathematician Ada Lovelace – considers her both an artist and a work of conceptual art.
The theme of the exhibition, inspired by Dante’s “Divine Comedy”, also addresses the potentially dark side of the growing influence of Artificial Intelligence in our daily lives, comparing Metaverse to Purgatory.
This #robot paints human-like portraits with the help of her #ArtificialIntelligence technology-filled arm. Ai-Da’s been around since 2019, but with the help of this upgraded robotic arm, she can use a paintbrush like a normal artist. pic.twitter.com/AePFxcYbyU
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“The most important artists in history dealt with the period in which they lived and at the same time praised and challenged social change. “Ai-Da Robot, as a technology, is today the most appropriate artist to discuss the current obsession with technology and its unfolding heritage,” said Aidan Meller in a statement (https://www.instagram.com/p/ Cb-iH71sQrv /). “Is so-called ‘advancement’ in technology something we really want and if so, how should it be perceived?”
The highlight of the exhibition will be Ai-Da Robot at work, painting four portraits during the week of varnishing (https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2vuW5s1MX/). There will also be a series of new self-portraits in which the artist is portrayed with her eyes closed. The nearly two-and-a-half-meter-high paintings want to remind the art-loving public that technology is blind and can be dangerous if used without regard to its effects; they also want to reflect the image of Dante comforting the blind in the second cycle of Hell.
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