AI-Drawn Reality

Prolific Filipino designer AJ Dimarucot has been creating AI-aided images of disparate subjects.

- Li Haohan

He has also been sharing them on social media where they have been attracting steady attention from everywhere. And for good reason. Although his initial experiments involved using AI to create imagery of Philippine-based tourist spots and islands – “to highlight the beauty of my country”, his exploration has since covered other subjects as well: imaginary Nike shoes with a vivid neon glow or the delicacy of a Delft china, and hyper-realistic Smokey Mountain, the infamous, now rehabilitated, landfill in Metro Manila.

What do you plan to do with the images?

I’ve used AI image results on personal and even commercial projects. I might also do a few as NFTs.