This Swanky Hotel Does  Not Exist

9 JUNE, 2023

Seemon

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Hotel booking website Hotel posted some interesting AI-generated images on Instagram, of a hotel filled with cartoon-like figures and organically shaped furniture.

Cartoon-like figures

These AI-generated colourful buildings and graffiti walls were meant to create a feel of American artist KAWS' design.

Colourful buildings

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AI also showed some minimalist black and white interiors which represents about half of KAWS's work.

BLack and white TOO

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The images created had a unique post-modern aesthetic lying somewhere in between pop art and minimalism.

aesthetic

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KAWS is the professional name of American artist and designer Brian Donnelly, who is known for his repeated use of figurative characters and motifs.

who is kaws?

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The artist KAWS started his career as a graffiti artist and a heavy influence of the artform can be still seen in his paintings and sculptures. 

a graffiti artist

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KAWS's figures are based on iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Snoopy, Michelin Man, etc.

pop culture influences

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KAWS's commercial collaborations with brands like Dior, Nike, Supreme, Vans, Uniqlo, etc, have played a major role in increasing the artist's popularity.

commercial collaborations

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KAWS' artworks are available in a wide range from vinyl toys to chopsticks and from prints to sculptures, which makes him one of the most collectible artists.

collectibles