Best Aunties Tasty Snacks (BATS) (Niceaunties)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
The surreal world of the Niceaunties expands with the introduction of 'BATS,' a floating café chain characterized by pastel green tiles, operated by 'bat aunties.' Scenes unfold of aunties hanging upside down in enigmatic, green-tiled halls above an array of delectable cakes, accompanied by the sounds of humming and flapping wings. It is later revealed that these cafés float above multiple locations in the auntieverse, identifiable only by their green facades and the flying creatures around them. The final scene, featuring an auntie’s hissing, suggests that perhaps the café harbors sinister intentions, serving as a subtle warning.
Created in Dalle3 and animated in Runwayml.
AI generated music by Niceaunties, sound design by Niceaunties
Audio explanation
Listen to Niceaunties discuss this work.
Niceaunties is a contemporary artist and designer based in Singapore. Drawing inspiration from the influential women in her family and the distinct 'auntie culture,' her work explores themes of ageing, beauty, personal freedom, and everyday life through AI and digital art. Her life experiences and architectural training inform the conceptual basis of her pieces, while her focus on the nuanced behaviours of 'aunties' highlights the culture prevalent in Asian communities.
These women, embodying a spectrum from strange and funny to mean and kind, profoundly influenced the artist's early life and creative narrative, laying the foundation for the unique storytelling of "Niceaunties." Exploring themes like aging, beauty, personal freedom, and the nuances of everyday life, Niceaunties expresses her vision through the mediums of generative and digital art. Her creations are marked by an amalgamation of surrealism, fantasy, and the vibrant aesthetics of kawaii culture.
Influenced by surreal art, fantasy, and kawaii culture, Niceaunties' art champions empowerment and self-expression.