Forbes article
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“Exploring the painterly nuances of AI photorealism, Danielle King will release Lex Deux Amis, the first work in what promises to be yet another standout series by the artist.”
Right Click Save profile
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“I intend to capture a sense of empowerment and agency in the subjects [of my work] and to present women as complex, multidimensional beings. The direct gaze and lack of overt emotion can be seen as a form of defiance against societal expectations that often dictate how women should present themselves.
For example, women are often told, “You should smile more.” By portraying women with a confident and unapologetic demeanor, I hope to emphasize their strength and independence.
The subtle nuances in the expressions, such as a mischievous look or a rebellious gaze, can spark curiosity and encourage viewers to construct their own stories around these women.”
Forbes Magazine featured my collaboration
with Peju Winery
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Lisa Peju, co-owner of Peju Winery: “To celebrate our 40th anniversary we have several activities we’re rolling out. First was the launch of The Heart of PEJU, our philanthropic program and $40k pledge to support the Monarch Justice Center in Napa Valley, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support for local families and survivors of domestic abuse. Alongside this giveback program, we created The Heart of PEJU Collective.
This group of six talented female artists from around the world were commissioned to create PEJU-inspired artwork to grace 12 of our highly-anticipated 2019 HB Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 3L bottles. Launching this summer, the exclusive collection will be sold through an online auction and will include the 3L bottle of wine, the corresponding physical piece of art, and a verified NFT. A portion of these auction proceeds will also be donated to The Monarch Justice Center.”
Curator Vanessa Coleman wrote a lovely exhibition essay about my ‘Artificial Childhood Memories’ series
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“I couldn’t get the heavy-hitting imagery out of my mind…sometimes days later. The body of work developing before her collector’s eyes felt like a story unraveling with not only authenticity but also vulnerability, my own emotional recollections in tandem with the moving portraits before me. While the series allows to dig deep subjectively, one can’t ignore that this is Danielle’s dialogue retold with a glimpse into the younger self; a voice often quieted in the youth, analog photos telling the story as seen from an adult’s view. Danielle was letting us in decades later.”
I was featured in Southern Methodist University’s article on “Influential Women in Creative Technology”
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“Danielle King is the CFO and COO of ClubNFT, which helps collectors protect the value of their NFT collection. A graduate from the MBA program at the Yale School of Management, King also holds a degree in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University. She spent eight years overseeing the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York before launching ClubNFT.
Her mixture of business and art backgrounds with a focus on technology have helped make King an influential figure in the creative technology field. Her work includes a series of images known as ‘The Muses' that reimagines the concept of the artist’s muse. Her many ventures also include an online magazine called RightClickSave, where King also serves as CFO and COO. The magazine focuses on engaging readers about NFTs and art on the blockchain, including interviews with talented artists.”
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“Working on this series [Artificial Self-Portraits] has allowed me to revisit and recontextualize my younger self. It’s been an interesting process and has brought up a lot of mixed emotions. I’m simultaneously protective of that young girl, sad for her, envious of her youth, nostalgic for some aspects of that time, and relieved to be past other aspects of that time. This project has also made me reflect on aging and the evolution of my identity both as an artist and as a person.
The assumption that artists working with AI do not have a connection to their subjects because they are computer-generated is not necessarily true. Artists working with AI carefully curate and input data and make creative decisions throughout the process, using these technologies as tools to express their artistic vision. You become connected to your subject during this process. And, in my case, I often use AI to explore my own emotions and memories, so I have a very personal connection to those subjects.”
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“With "The Muses", Danielle King tries to give the past and the future a face and a name at the same time. She writes in her artist statement, "This project reimagines the concept of the artist's muse by using source images and prompts from a diverse range of artists and designers, from the Renaissance era to now." In some cases, you think you can clearly see the role models: Frida Kahlo, Michelle Obama, and many more.
The women look at the viewer confidently; they are generally fully clothed (if the pictures were of men, this would not need to be highlighted as remarkable—we still have a long way to go). And the gaze? Again, would we expect AI to create anything other than a reproduction of the male gaze, or is there something different going on here?
As always, it depends on the source material. Of course, King didn't only reference images by male artists. The list of artists whose works prompted ‘The Muses’ is long and carefully balanced. Here are a few names: Gustav Klimt and Frida Kahlo, Cy Twombly and Alice Neel, René Magritte and Hilma af Klint, Virgil Abloh and Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and Vivienne Westwood.”
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“I am not a coder, but am fascinated by code based art. I would like to learn to code but I would be starting from zero. My own work is created using AI technologies. After a period of collecting AI art, I began experimenting with platforms like MidJourney, and have been thrilled to find such a wonderful creative outlet. I have a background in studio art and art history - my art practice was focused on photography and film, and also some mixed media.
Career-wise I have been mostly focused on business and finance - I have an MBA, and worked on Wall Street as well as in managerial and financial roles at museum and galleries. My introduction to the Web3 space was through Jason Bailey (aka Artnome), my boss at ClubNFT, who was exceptionally kind in setting me up with a wallet, sending me some Tezos, and showing me around on Hic et Nunc. This sent me down a collecting rabbit hole I’m not sure I've emerged from. At night after the kids go to bed I find time for my collecting and art making. CFO by day, artist by night.”
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“Art history is a huge passion of mine. I’m very interested in depictions of women throughout art history. I try to explore that a lot in my work, in terms of how does a woman see women. Trying to look at them with a different gaze.
AI has access to all of this information, different artists, different movements, different styles…I thought what would it be like to be like to create alternative art histories?”
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“My participation in FEMGEN is actually one of the things I’m most proud of thus far in my Web3 journey — bringing together such an incredible group of women artists, curators, and collectors to have candid conversations was powerful and inspiring. It is something we need to do more often in this space. I think publications like RCS can help bring a multitude of voices into the conversation around art and technology — finding writers and subjects from all around the world, with diverse backgrounds, viewpoints, and practices.”
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“My NFT art practice so far has focused on exploring art history using AI. I have a series called “AI Mashups” in which I take two different artists/creators and mashup their styles, basically imagining what it would result if they had collaborated on a work together. It sometimes goes in very unexpected directions, which I enjoy.
This (above image) was one of the first pieces I minted, an imagined collaboration between Cy Twombly and Studio Ghibli. I’m a longtime admirer of Twombly’s work, and my kids and I love to watch Studio Ghibli films together. I really like how this image captures both Twombly’s messy, gestural style and the imaginative playfulness of Studio Ghibli.”