Dolce Vita
AR sculpture · WebAR · 2022
CONCEPT / STORY
This AR sculpture explores the early intersection of artificial intelligence, digital materiality, and sculptural form.
The work combines a volumetric figure with a texture generated using one of the earliest versions of Stable Diffusion, marking a moment when AI was first entering artistic workflows as a visual collaborator rather than a tool.
Artistic Intent
My intention was to explore how early generative AI reshapes the role of the artist.
The sculpture balances control and surrender: the form is precisely constructed, while the surface emerges from an autonomous algorithmic process. This tension reflects a broader cultural moment — when artists first began to negotiate authorship with neural networks.
The figure appears calm and distant, as if observing its own hybrid origin.
AI & Texture
The surface texture was generated using one of the first Stable Diffusion models, at a time when AI image generation was still unstable, fragmentary, and raw.
These imperfections became part of the visual language:
The AI-generated texture was later adapted and integrated into the sculptural form, preserving its generative origin.
This AR sculpture explores the early intersection of artificial intelligence, digital materiality, and sculptural form.
The work combines a volumetric figure with a texture generated using one of the earliest versions of Stable Diffusion, marking a moment when AI was first entering artistic workflows as a visual collaborator rather than a tool.
Artistic Intent
My intention was to explore how early generative AI reshapes the role of the artist.
The sculpture balances control and surrender: the form is precisely constructed, while the surface emerges from an autonomous algorithmic process. This tension reflects a broader cultural moment — when artists first began to negotiate authorship with neural networks.
The figure appears calm and distant, as if observing its own hybrid origin.
AI & Texture
The surface texture was generated using one of the first Stable Diffusion models, at a time when AI image generation was still unstable, fragmentary, and raw.
These imperfections became part of the visual language:
- uneven golden patterns
- organic cracks and flows
- a sense of digital material aging
The AI-generated texture was later adapted and integrated into the sculptural form, preserving its generative origin.
SCULPTURAL REFERENCE
Alongside the AR sculpture, a sculptural reference was created to study proportion, silhouette, and balance.
This step allowed the digital object to retain a physical logic, despite existing only in augmented space. The reference acted as a bridge between traditional sculptural thinking and computational aesthetics.
This step allowed the digital object to retain a physical logic, despite existing only in augmented space. The reference acted as a bridge between traditional sculptural thinking and computational aesthetics.
PROCESS & TECH
Concept & References
Space metaphors, AI previsualization.
Space metaphors, AI previsualization.
3D Modeling & Texturing
Blender, mobile optimization.
Blender, mobile optimization.
AR Integration
WebAR setup, lighting rig, responsive reflections.
WebAR setup, lighting rig, responsive reflections.
Launch at Festival
Testing, QR placement, on-site support.
Testing, QR placement, on-site support.
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