Niceaunties

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Niceaunties
Born1981 (age 43–44)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Known forDigital art, AI art, installation
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Niceaunties is the pseudonym of a Singapore-based artist and designer whose work incorporates generative artificial intelligence, video, and digital installation. Her practice centers around the figure of the "auntie", a common term for older women in Southeast Asian contexts, and explores themes such as aging, care, domesticity, and gender roles. [1] [2]

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Her work has been featured in exhibitions and media platforms including TED, Christie's Art + Tech, Expanded.Art, and publications such as The Guardian , The Straits Times. [3]

Early life and career

Niceaunties was born in 1981 in Singapore. She attributes her inspiration for "auntie culture" to the matriarchal environment and older women of her household, including her grandmother, while growing up. [4] She is also an architectural designer. [1]

The Niceaunties project began in 2023 after she encountered AI-generated images in her work as an architect. [5] It draws inspiration from women in the artist's family and broader Southeast Asian cultural dynamics. Her work often features AI-generated visuals created with tools such as DALL-E, Krea, RunwayML, and SORA. Her imagery and narratives center on the fictional "Auntieverse", which features older women in imagined settings involving community, ecology, and labor. [2] [6]

Her notable works include 'Auntlantis', a five-part video series imagining older women engaged in ocean clean-up and collective ritual, [1] and 'Goddess,' a video created with Sora, featuring a character who gradually forgets her divine identity through years of domestic labor. [3]

Exhibitions

Reception

In 2024, Niceaunties gave a TED Talk titled The Weird and Wonderful Art of Niceaunties. [3] Journalist Rebecca Ratcliffe, writing for The Guardian , described her work as combining AI with "the surreal and the political," noting her focus on older women as central characters. [1] Her work has also received criticism for being reliant on generative AI, which many feel exploits and steals from traditional artists. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ratcliffe, Rebecca (July 19, 2024). "Into the Auntieverse: a surreal fantasy of older women". The Guardian.
  2. 1 2 3 "'I've received bomb threats': S'pore AI artist behind works depicting aunties in bizarre settings". The Straits Times. July 7, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The weird and wonderful art of Niceaunties". April 24, 2024 – via www.ted.com.
  4. ↑ "This Singaporean artist uses AI to imagine a world where aunties live a life unhindered". PEAK Singapore. 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  5. ↑ Fear, Natalie (2025-05-20). "I was an AI art hater – until I met an AI artist in the flesh". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  6. ↑ Mun-Delsalle, Y.-Jean. "Artist Niceaunties Uses AI-Crafted Surreal Worlds To Rebel Against Societal Norms Imposed On Women". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Niceaunties | Auntiedote".
  8. ↑ "Digital Art Screening: The Lumen Prize presents the Future of Art - Film screening at V&A South Kensington · V&A".
  9. ↑ "Ocean". Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  10. ↑ "Augmented Intelligence". onlineonly.christies.com. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
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