Ivona Tau is a generative AI artist from Vilnius, Lithuania, who uses neural networks as a means of communication in experimental photography and motion painting. Her goal is to find and evoke emotions through artificial intelligence tools, making them more human and more accessible. By transforming her own experiences captured on analog and digital films, she creates universal memories.
Tau comes from the intersection of arts and technology, with 15 years of combined experience in professional photography and artificial intelligence research. She received the top prize in the Digital Ars 2020 contest as well as the Computer Animation category of the 2021 Computer Space International Computer Art Forum. Her works have been auctioned at the most prestigious auction houses, such as Sotheby’s New York, Duran Arte y Subastas, Poly Beijing, and have been exhibited around the world, including at The House of Fine Art, CAFA, Frieze LA, Shenzhen Art Week, Vellum LA, CADAF, Ars Electronica Garden and many more. Tau is active in the crypto art scene, with artworks on platforms such as Foundation, Known Origin and objkt.com, and is currently among the top 10 creators on the Tezos blockchain. She is also active in the AI research community and is pursuing a PhD in computer science at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, multimedia department.