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www.privateairny.com Private Air | Winter 2023/2024 54 THE COLLECTION Navigating the transition from physical art to the digital realm with animated NF Ts is noteworthy. How do you view the intersection of traditional and digital art in today's rapidly evolving artistic landscape? It is fascinating what is possible in the digital world, and all the generative art is so interesting. I believe that augmented reality has a big future, which largely depends on how the technology will evolve since it's only the beginning. e NFT boom helped to establish a lot of digital artists, who had difficulties to get the respect as regular artists. Ultimately, digital art needs to be plugged in and doesn't work without electricity. Unlike painting and sculpture, or other traditional mediums that stand on their own without this necessity. Looking ahead, what creative frontiers do you hope to explore in your artistic journey? Are there any upcoming projects or themes you're excited to delve into? We're currently working on a large lighted piece for the Signal light festival. For me, this is all new and it's such a great experience to collaborate with light and sound engineers to bring movement to my static sculptures with light and sound. I would love to have a museum and public space exhibition, where I could show my ideas and work in new perspectives. However, these kinds of things are out of my control, so I'm just waiting for the right moment and opportunity. Exhibiting in renowned galleries across the globe—from New York to Shanghai—is an impressive accomplishment. How do you adapt your work to resonate with different cultural audiences while maintaining your artistic integrity? I'm always trying to change the concepts of new exhibitions to evolve my work and it is, of course, challenging. I don't think it works if I try to modify my art for different audiences since then, it would be based on my own ideas about them. I believe that my mind has to work universally, so that my art speaks to an international audience worldwide and my focus is on the particular work in that particular space. Any audience can distinguish between bad, good, and great art. Navigating the transition from physical art to the digital realm with animated NF Ts is noteworthy. How do you view the intersection of traditional and digital art in today's rapidly evolving artistic landscape? It is fascinating what is possible in the digital world, and all the generative art is so interesting. I believe that augmented reality has a big future, which largely depends on how the technology will evolve since it's only the beginning. e NFT boom helped to establish a lot of digital artists, who had difficulties to get the respect as regular artists. Ultimately, digital art needs to be plugged in and doesn't work without electricity. Unlike painting and sculpture, or other traditional mediums that stand on their own without this necessity. Looking ahead, what creative frontiers do you hope to explore in your artistic journey? Are there any upcoming projects or themes you're excited to delve into? We're currently working on a large lighted piece for the Signal light festival. For me, this is all new and it's such a great experience to collaborate with light and sound engineers to bring movement to my static sculptures with light and sound. I would love to have a museum and public space exhibition, where I could show my ideas and work in new perspectives. However, these kinds of things are out of my control, so I'm just waiting for the right moment and opportunity. ABOVE, FROM LEFT: 2021 Cosmic Spring, Macadam Gallery, Bruxelles; 2022 MIRAGE, Castanier Gallery, Miami. Photo: Michael R Lopez. BELOW, FROM TOP: The Perfect Storm, BC gallery, Basel, Switzerland and Pointík, 2023; Danysz Gallery.

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