Liliya Eruysal
Printed Ruminations ||0|| Concept Art
Drawing
2023
Adobe Photoshop
Done only within the month of April, Printed Ruminations features a printer with an integrated AI character named "Magnolia," who seeks a sense of belonging. The collection challenges misconceptions about AI and highlights its potential as a tool for human extension. The artist aims to inspire viewers to reflect on their own interactions with technology and the way we often treat it as an extension of ourselves. Through Magnolia's development, the collection also reflects on the artist's own journey, identity, and desire to connect with others through their work. The collection celebrates embracing one's unique identity and encourages viewers to explore their own creative potential.
“Printed Ruminations is a collection of concept art that showcases the design and story of a printer with an integrated AI character called "Magnolia" as she finds her sense of belonging. This collection celebrates the individuality and the potential for human-AI synergy. Challenging common misconceptions about AI and highlighting its potential as a tool for human extension.Through Printed Ruminations, Printer aims to inspire viewers to reflect on their own interactions with technology and the way we tend to treat it as an extension of ourselves. By showcasing the development of Magnolia's character from concept to final design and illustrations, the collection also reflects on the artist's own journey, identity, and their desire to connect with others through their work.To exemplify the concept further, AI-generated prompts were a source of inspiration to expand the personality of Magnolia whilst drawing from their own experiences in a fictional universe. Observing franchises such as Deux Ex, Cyberpunk, and Metal Gear Solid, as well as gathering some inspiration from AI-Generated images, gives a sensation of the involvement of AI in Magnolia's design. Components of the printer were also analyzed and integrated, such as ink cartridges, toners, the CMYK color model, and more.Printed Ruminations celebrates the importance of embracing one's unique identity and encourages viewers to reflect on their own journey toward self-acceptance. Magnolia chooses to embrace her identity as a printer with integrated AI and builds upon herself through a humanoid form, rather than trying to fully fit into a human world. Printer hopes to inspire others to explore their own creative potential and embrace the unique strengths and perspectives that make them who they are.”
Work by
Liliya Eruysal aka. Printer
Concept Artist and Illustrator
“Printer's journey as a concept artist began at a young age with a simple online alias, which became the foundation of her artistic identity. With a passion for art and a desire to effortlessly...” [More]