... with Amir Fattal

In the newest episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with
the artist Amir Fattal, whose exhibition POST-ARTIFICIAL PAINTINGS
is currently on view at KÖNIG TELEGRAPHENAMT. Amir Fattal (b. 1978,
Tel Aviv, Israel) is an artist and curator based in Berlin.
Fattal’s practice is one of reflection grounded in the history of
aesthetics and cultural references. Working with new technologies
such as AI, 3D printing, and digital animation, his work highlights
their effects on creativity. In his new series of post-artificial
painting, Fattal reimagines classic art-world scenarios for the
21st century. He starts each work with a series of prompts that
coax forth a fictional portrait from the depths of AI’s ‘collective
unconscious’. Then, employ traditional oil painting techniques on
canvas to bring these AI-generated images to life, blurring the
line between reality and imagination. In his solo exhibition at
KÖNIG TELEGRAPHENAMT, new oil paintings from the series STUDIO
VISITS, which interpret classical art world scenes for the 21st
century, are on display.