Soul of the Algorithm: Artist Challenges Digital Creation Spanish artists Antoni Tàpies and Joan Miró, American pop-artist Robert Rauschenberg, and French sculptor Philippe Hiquily served as both inspiration and catalyst for Singapore-based Spanish artist Jordi Fornies' artistic dialogue with Artificial Intelligence (AI). This collaboration, which combined image, ideas, and technology, resulted in a new body of oil paintings featured in the solo exhibition “Beyond the Prompt”.

Jordi Fornies is no stranger to working with innovative technologies. As a seasoned technological explorer, he has a history of integrating 3D printing techniques into his art practice. His series SONANCE (2017) and KISĀN (2019) exemplify this approach, combining iron powder, resin, and 24K gold to create sculptures and hybrid sculpture-paintings inspired by sound and agricultural implements.

While AI has been extensively discussed and is now ubiquitous in countless applications, its impact on contemporary painting remains relatively muted. AI-generated images, while valuable tools for designers and digital artists, do not hold the same appeal for painters who cherish the tactility of traditional medium and canvas. “Beyond the Prompt” is a direct response to this. In contrast to AI's rapid image generation, Jordi adopted a deliberate approach, mediating between AI-prompted visuals and his own tangible paintings. His compositions, unlike their digital counterparts, were driven by human emotion, artistic intuition, and aesthetic discernment, resulting in a slower, more contemplative process.