Li Shurui @ Carl Kostyál

The exhibition ‘Artificial Emotions’ by Li Shurui, refers to the simulation or replication of human-like emotions in artificial systems such as AI, robots, or virtual agents and the goal behind creating artificial emotions is often to enhance human-machine interaction, improve user experience, or develop more empathetic and responsive technologies.

The artist states, “For me, any visual form, as long as it would illicit strong effect, would be considered to possess visual power.” Li has explored the relationship between light and color, using the airbrush as a primary tool for her painting practice.  Her intentional choice of giving up the brush, in the context of rapid technological development, speaks to her acknowledgment of the medium’s evolution. “My paintings not only learn from the visual effects that machines have introduced but engage machines to achieve goals previously unattainable by the hand alone.”