Tongue Tango
Video, 2023
About the artwork
A close up glimpse into the intricate mechanics of human intimacy.
Abstract motion of hyperrealistic surfaces attempt to challenge the viewer's perception through the juxtaposition of the sensual intimacy and disgust. This transforms the act of kissing into something mechanical, impersonal and distancing.
CGI-controlled AI generated video with AI music.
July 2023 CGI. AI video. AI music. Sound design generated by AI.
Audio explanation
Listen to Dr Formalyst discuss this work.
Dr. Formalyst, a visual artist and AI minimalist, draws on a 25-year background in architecture, design, coding, and teaching. His career explores the psychology of aesthetics, uncovering the reasons behind our brain's attraction to beauty and intrigue. This led to the creation of his alter ego, Dr. Formalyst, devoted to examining the impact of visual elements in their purest form on human perception and emotions.
His artistic focus revolves around creating discordance in viewers by contrasting the emotional responses evoked by a work's form with those arising from the actual subject it portrays. Specializing in video production, Dr. Formalyst merges CGI and AI, employing staged 3D visuals to guide AI interventions. This approach allows him to maintain absolute aesthetic control throughout the creative process to convey complex ideas using the fewest possible visual elements. Navigating the challenges of restraint inherent in AI art, Dr. Formalyst views minimalism as a necessity. For him, anything extraneous to form or concept becomes a superfluous decoration.
Currently based in Madrid, he continues to shape a unique narrative at the intersection of art and artificial intelligence.