Pierre is a member of Obvious, a French trio of artists and researchers that uses artificial intelligence algorithms to create works of art. Their work was highlighted in 2018 with the sale of one of their paintings, the first of its kind, at Christie’s NY. Their works, at the crossroads... Read more
Pierre is a member of Obvious, a French trio of artists and researchers that uses artificial intelligence algorithms to create works of art. Their work was highlighted in 2018 with the sale of one of their paintings, the first of its kind, at Christie’s NY. Their works, at the crossroads of classical art and the most recent technologies, are subsequently exhibited in the great museums of the world.
They are represented by Danysz gallery, renowned for spotting emerging artistic talents. Pioneers of digital art, they are also the first French artists to have created NFTs, and are co-founders of the NFT factory, a place dedicated to NFTs in Paris.
Through its work and its collaborations (Nike, Alpine, Opéra de Paris), Obvious aims to bring the tools developed in research to creative people in all industries, in order to initiate the next visual and artistic revolution. Obvious created its Artificial Intelligence research laboratory in 2023 in partnership with the Sorbonne University, with the aim of creating new algorithms for artistic creation and offering them in open-source to the public.
A vision that they realized in 2024 with the “Imagine” project in collaboration with the Paris Brain Institute in which they use AI and MRIs to represent visual imagination solely from brain activity, which resulted in a scientific paper and an exhibition in Paris and Seoul.
The sale of Edmond de Belamy for $435,000 marked a milestone in AI-generated art. Over their 8-year career, Obvious has continued to advance the evolution of AI algorithms for artistic creation.
Scientific and artistic research processes can be combined to create a symbiotic relationship, where scientific advancements inspire artistic innovation and artistic challenges drive scientific inquiry.
Obvious has collaborated with Sorbonne University to establish an AI research lab, aiming to design creative algorithms that address artistic challenges and redefine the boundaries of AI in art.
Since 2017, Obvious has been shaping their vision of the future of creativity by leveraging AI algorithms to push the limits of what is possible in artistic expression.
From a small team of three artists to a studio of 10 members, Obvious has reimagined the artist studio, taking inspiration from the collaborative spirit of Renaissance workshops.