AI Art Gives a Nod to Cyberpunk and Chinese Culture

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Mankind has long feared the singularity — a hypothetical situation whereby artificial intelligence takes over the world. After all, robots have replaced men in the workforce.

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Instead of being threatened by technology, however, Chinese artist Zzai believes that AI can help take his craft to new heights.

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The artist relies on a software called Midjourney to create character art that gives a nod to cyberpunk and Chinese culture.

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One of the artist’s series titled ‘Cyber Peking Opera’ allows audiences to imagine elaborate Peking opera masks with futuristic styling.

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Meanwhile, the series titled ‘Wu Zetian’s 12 Costumes’ pays homage to the fierce beauty of Wu Zetian, China’s only legitimate female ruler who was born during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

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Click on the link below to get inside the creative’s beautiful mind.

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