“Good art should be sharp, not soft, but must be thoughtful.”
“好的艺术应该是锐利的，不该是绵软的，必定是包裹思想的。”
Song Ting, a Tsinghua University graduate, is an AI and blockchain artist. She is the auction record holder for Chinese AI artworks and blockchain artworks in 2020 and specializes in integrating blockchain technology in conjunction with adversarial generative neural networks (a machine learning model that improves predictions) for extensive training exercises. She explores contemporary scientific and technology philosophical inquiry, sci-fi future history, and traditional Chinese national art. She was named one of the most promising crypto artists in 2020 by the Finance and Technology Blockchain Awards. The first auction of her artworks was held by the Chinese Traditional Art Auction Company NFT. Ting was presented in the Forbes 30-under-30 art category and the Gen.T x Chanel Asian New Generation Artist List in 2021.
宋婷，清华大学毕业生，人工智能和区块链艺术家。2020年中国人工智能艺术品和区块链艺术品拍卖纪录保持者。擅长将区块链技术与对抗性生成神经网络相结合进行广泛的训练练习。当代科技哲学探究、科幻未来史、中国传统民族艺术等都是创作题材。根据 FAT，2020 年最有前途的加密艺术家。中国传统艺术品拍卖公司NFT举办的第一场艺术品拍卖会。2021年将入选福布斯30under30艺人榜和Gen.T x Chanel亚洲新生代艺人榜。
Her works explore the intersection of technology and culture, as well as the tangible and spiritual. Her paintings communicate religious conviction that is distinct from typical religious sentiments, while also expressing the theory of incarnation.
她的作品突出了技术与文化的交汇点，以及有形与精神的交集。她的画作传达了不同于典型宗教情感的宗教信仰，同时也表达了化身理论。
“In the modern context, the fusion of various forms of artistic creation is inevitable.”
“在现代语境下，各种艺术创作形式的交融是一种必然。”
Incarnate
道成肉身
Among Song Ting’s many works, this is also the one to which the audience gave the best reception.
在宋婷的众多作品中，这也是观众反响最好的一部。
This work is inspired by the science fiction and technological art creations Song Ting has read. The rapid development of information technology has brought about a result, that is, we have made information technology a god.
这部作品的灵感来自宋婷读过的科幻小说和科技艺术创作。信息技术的飞速发展带来了一个结果，就是我们把信息技术变成了神。
Although it appears to be a mural from Dunhuang, one will start to think of Abraham in the Western Bible accounts after staring at it for a while. He even sacrificed his firstborn son because he trusted in God. Then there is Jesus Christ’s resurrection, and both of them were sacrificed. But, the actual God is concealed in the tears of the suffering people in modern society’s tumultuous times, yet we have now elevated information technology to the throne. If information technology truly assumes the role of God, it must have more humanistic principles than humans can ever comprehend.
虽然看起来是敦煌壁画，但看了一会就开始想起西方圣经记载中的亚伯拉罕。他甚至牺牲了他的长子，因为他相信上帝。然后是耶稣基督的复活，他们两人都被祭献。但真实的上帝隐藏在现代社会动荡时代受难者的眼泪中，而我们现在已经将信息技术提升到了宝座上。如果信息技术真正扮演上帝的角色，它必须拥有比人类所能理解的更多的人文主义原则。
Song Ting completed this piece by hand-painting the buddha in cave 45 of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang as the skin using the pattern created by the antagonistic neural network as the basis of flesh and blood.
宋婷以对抗神经网络产生的图案为血肉基础，将敦煌莫高窟第45窟的佛像手绘为皮肤，完成了这件作品。
AI Orange Stampede
AI橘子踩踏事件
Dunhuang is an enigmatic and mysterious location. the characteristic features of the desert, like the bright yellow sand, odd xerophytes, robust poplar trees, etc. The dramatic contrast that the colors of the Dunhuang paintings provide increases their allure to visitors. Similar to how the preceding piece of art functions, the men and women on the wall appear to be dancing. Despite being a copy of a fresco from Dunhuang, there are some amusing ones.
敦煌是一个神秘有带有异域风情的地方。沙漠的特色，如明亮的黄色沙子、奇特的旱生植物、粗壮的白杨树等。而敦煌壁画使用的颜色产生强烈的对比，使壁画更能够吸引游客的眼球。墙上的男男女女，动作都仿佛在跳舞一样，和以上的作品一样。虽然这是模仿敦煌壁画，当中又有一些些的滑稽。
The damaged areas of the 1,000-year-old Dunhuang pictures are mottled and star-spotted. They were included in the picture as elements, and Song Ting added to and recreated them using the antagonistic generative neural network method.
1000年前的敦煌图，破损处斑驳，星光斑驳。它们作为元素被包含在图片中，宋婷使用对抗生成神经网络方法添加并重新创建它们。
The damaged paintings’ exposed stone walls are given new meanings. The orange paint will fully use natural brushstrokes and algorithmic outlines while incorporating the damage into the work itself.
破损的画作裸露的石墙被赋予了新的意义，橙色的油漆将充分利用自然的笔触和算法轮廓，同时将破损融入作品本身。
It seems that the protagonist in the painting is dancing, enjoying the happiness and relaxation brought by the music while stepping on oranges frantically to relieve his stress.
仿佛画中主角在一边跳舞，享受音乐带给他的快乐和放松，一边在疯狂的踩橘子，纾解自己的压力。
“History of this moment lives in history, time is not purely linear. We possess all present or future results.”
“当下发生的历史在历史中，时间并不是纯然的线性。我们拥有的所有当下或是未来的结果。”
She has been captivated with classical literature since childhood, thanks to her family’s influence. In the process of making encrypted art, she has a more multi-dimensional vision and thoughts, which gives her creations more depth and profound cultural significance.
由于家庭的影响，她从小就对古典文学着迷。在制作加密艺术的过程中，她拥有了更加多维的视野和思考，这也赋予了她的创作更加奥妙和深刻的文化意义。
Translation 翻译 Alice Yip
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