In this week’s issue, our first guest curator, Niara (@notitletest) introduces us to her work and highlights four AI artists.
Through the Veil of Fantasy
aithena art magazine
Issue 5
April 11th 2025
@aithenaartmag

Art by @nothingisreal336
These wonderful artists use AI to unlock the visual unconscious. They craft dream-like and surreal imagery sharing worlds that exist beyond rational logic and the laws of physics. Together they enchant and unsettle us all together with impossible portraits, metaphysical landscapes, and visual metaphors that evoke dreams, fables, and distorted memories. In every work, symbols and signs address each other, giving rise to a semiotic play between the visible and the invisible, conscious and subconscious.
Supporting the AI art community matters to me because it’s a space of rupture, honesty, and experimentation. Artists are using these tools to express ideas that don’t fit within traditional categories and that kind of boundary-pushing work deserves to grow. When curating, I look for a clear and coherent voice, with work that doesn’t just create beautiful visuals, but builds an atmosphere, asks questions, holds tension, and leaves something lingering beneath the surface.
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Click here or on the image to see work by @notitletest
Click here or on the image to see work by @florigenix_ai
Click here or on the image to see work by @loubser-art
Click here to see work by @weloveyou_baobei
Click here or on the image to see work by @nothingisreal336
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