Good day to all of our community members and welcome to the Art Vision.
We recently came across this great artist, and wanted to learn more about his creative process and inspirations. When we asked him to be part of the Art Vision, he was thrilled to share his story and insights with our community.
We would love introduce you all to Thomas, also known as 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕤 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝔸𝕣𝕥 on Twitter.
You can click here to see Thomas’ Lynkfire website, where you can see all of his work. Our personal favourite is his Oncyber Gallery, which is pretty cool.
Without further due, let’s dive into into it!
First, tell us more about yourself!
Of course - my name is Thomas, 33 years old and I am from Austria. I’ve been married for the last 6 years and have a wonderful daughter. Out of the NFT world, I work as an engineer in the automotive industry.
I discovered the world of NFTs accidentally, in September 2021. As I was doing research for cryptos, I came across the topic of NFTs and found it very interesting.
This quickly became a passion for me, and I decided to jump into this and started creating art and involving myself in the NFT community on Twitter.
Can you explain to us what you do?
At the very beginning, I started with a few hand-drawn digital art. Soon after, I came across the topic of A.I. Art and was fascinated by it!
I made my first attempts with A.I. myself, but was immediately disappointed by the results. It was far from being the fascinating work I saw in the NFT space.
I didn’t let that discourage me however, and I continued doing research and practicing. I worked very hard to improve and learned by reaching out to other people in this very supportive community.
Today, I create this futuristic, A.I. type of art that you can see on my profile.
What was your initial motivation for creating this type of art?
I have a technical background and am willing to do experiments. In my opinion, these are two very good prerequisites if you want to deal with different A.I. technologies.
It just fascinates me what can be done with it. It is a very powerful tool.
I don't choose a topic, the topic chooses me. My name on Twitter is "Thomas Intuitive Art" and intuitive is a very important part of it.
For example, I once read an article about Native Americans. After that, I created an A.I. artwork of a Native American. Im also highly inspired by the community! There are a lot of amazing artists out there!
Essentially, I listen to my intuition and create what I like.
What inspires you?
Art is a very new part of my life. Nevertheless, it has become a very important one in the last few months. My ambitions got me.
I work really hard and aim to improve daily. I never would have imagined at the beginning that this would all become so big.
The recognition and appreciation of my family motivate me to give my all every day - there’s no better praise!
What’s your process for creating your art?
All recent works are created with a similar workflow. I use a A.I. software that creates an image with the help of text input. It is also possible to set an additional start image (init image) that also has an influence on the end result.
After the software has done its job, I evaluate the output. If I see potential I keep working on it, otherwise I start from scratch again. If I decide to continue working on it, the next step is usually manual editing.
The edited image is then used as start image (init image) for another A.I. software. After the software has done his job, another evaluation is needed. If the output is bad I try to run the software again or start with a new idea from scratch. If i like the outcome the hard part starts. I edit the image again by hand until i like it.
Since this whole process from the idea to the final result is very complex, I have to be very diligent in each step. For this reason, it is very important to me that the work finds a good new home.
Collab art with @FiremanNFT
What does your art mean to you?
For me, art means being myself. It is a way to escape from everyday life and develop my creativity. It is also a passion and a dream... a dream of being able to live from your passion one day.
To wrap this up, is there a piece of advice or something you’d like to share with the Community?
If you thought you could make a quick buck with NFTs... forget it! Getting sales is hard work! Be PATIENT and build your community!
Let’s take a moment to appreciate Thomas’ art, here are some of our favorites!
Community members, this was our first edition of the Art Vision, and we’d love to get your feedback!
How can we create more value for you? Let us know below.
If you have friends or other artists that you know would be interested, send us a DM on Twitter!
Great idea to go in depth with artists and learn more about the person behind the art and the process