Studio photography of Emily Xie

Emily Xie

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Shards of deep red, gold and green
Studio photography of Emily Xie

Emily Xie

“I really hope that generative art will land in a place one day where it’s taught in the art history books.”

Graceful abstract paintings made with code

Emily Xie is a visual artist and ex-software engineer. Her rich digital compositions combine her sharp creative eye and passion for art history with her deep knowledge of computer science. What's so striking about her work is just how textural it is. She brings together many different patterns and surfaces inspired by tangible forms of media like textiles, collage and embroidery. "When you're using code to mimic something that's deeply material and deeply textural, I think that's pretty fascinating," she says. And the results are transfixing. Her artworks perfectly balance opposing forces – ra...

Bio

Chinese-American artist Emily Xie (she/her) was born in 1989 and is now based in New York City.

Early years

As a kid, Xie loved to spend time on the computer. “Cyberspace offered so much more to explore than my small hometown ever could: online, I discovered the world of art, learned to draw, immersed myself in video games, and built hideous websites.”

Career

Xie is most well-known for her ground-breaking series, Memories of Qilin. Her algorithmic art pieces have been showcased internationally, from New York’s Times Square to the Singapore ArtScience Museum. She has also exhibited at Kunsthalle Zürich, Unit London, the Armory Show, and Bright Moments.


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