Alexander Mordvintsev
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Alexander Mordvintsev is a researcher, artist, and the creative mind behind the renowned DeepDream project. Currently part of Google Research, his work revolves around the visualization, interpretation, and understanding of Deep Neural Networks. Driven by his fascination for emergent phenomena, Alexander combines his expertise in Machine Learning, Computer Graphics, and Vision to create remarkable visual interpretations of complex systems.
Artworks
Articles
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EMERGENCE - INTERVIEW WITH ALEXANDER MORDVINTSEV
For EMERGENCE, Kate Vass speaks with Alexander Mordvintsev about …
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THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ALEXANDER MORDVINTSEV
Alexander Mordvintsev is best known for creating the DeepDream algorithm, which was introduced in 2015 and marks a major milestone in Al image generation. In our article, we delve into both his invention and the beginning of his artistic journey.
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INCEPTIONISM: GOING DEEPER INTO NEURAL NETWORKS
Alexander Mordvintsev, along with colleagues Christopher Olah and Mike Tyka, introduced DeepDream in the article titled "Inceptionism: Going Deeper into Neural Networks," published on the Google Research Blog on June 17, 2015. .
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DEEPDREAM: HOW ALEXANDER MORDVINTSEV EXCAVATED THE COMPUTER'S HIDDEN LAYERS
This article by Arthur I. Miller, published in The MIT Press Reader, tells the story of Alexander Mordvintsev, the Google researcher who created DeepDream algorithm that visualizes how neural networks interpret images.
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DEEPDREAM CREATOR UNVEILS VERY FIRST IMAGES AFTER THREE YEARS
In this article Jason Bailey interviews Alexander Mordvintsev, the creator of DeepDream. The piece reflects on DeepDream's explosive rise, cultural impact, and influence on the Al art movement, including artists like Mario Klingemann.
Selected Exhibitions
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EMERGENCE, ZURICH, 2026
EMERGENCE is an online exhibition by Kate Vass Galerie exploring how complex forms, behaviours and societies arise from simple systems. Rather than appearing all at once, the exhibition emerges weekly. Each new chapter introduces artists, artworks, interviews and ideas across four interconnected stages: The Cell, The Pattern, The Organism and The Society.
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UNTITLED ART FAIR, MIAMI, 2024
We presented a curated selection of pioneering Al and technology-driven artworks at Untitled Miami Art Fair, a leading contemporary art fair held annually on the sands of Miami Beach.
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AUTOMAT UND MENSCH 2.0, ZÜRICH, 2024
As we revisited the Automat und Mensch show, our aim was to reflect upon the evolution of Al in art and generative art over the past half-decade.
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MORE THAN HUMAN, BARBICAN CENTRE, 2019
The Barbican's Al: More than Human was an major exhibition exploring creative and scientific developments in artificial intelligence demonstrating its potential to revolutionise our lives.
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DEEPDREAM: THE ART OF NEURAL NETWORKS, GRAY AREA, 2016
DeepDream: The art of neural networks is a special gallery show of artworks made using artificial neural networks, organized by Gray Area Foundation & Arts and Research at Google.
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ART FAIR ZÜRICH, ZÜRICH, 2018
Alexander Mordvintsev exhibited with Art Me at Art Fair Zurich, sponsorsed by Google, showcasing his artworks created using DeepDream algorithms.
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AUTOMAT UND MENSCH, ZÜRICH, 2019
The Automat und Mensch exhibition is, above all, an opportunity to put important work by generative artists spanning the last 70 years into context by showing it in a single location.