Frog Fine Dining (Niceaunties)
Video, 2023
About the artwork
Set in a studio, frogs and creatures wearing wigs and costumes pose in front of their elaborate sushi meals, showing off their long limbs and big hairdos. Their body gestures and movements display a sense of elegance, eroticism and lofty status. A reflection on vanity and dressing up for fine dining. Featuring frogs, creatures, sushi and aunties.
The video is made with the AI programme DALL.E3 and animated with Runway ML Gen2.
Collaged royalty free music and sfx 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.