A group of sinister human figures look at the viewer head-on as if in a group photo. The faces and bodies are artistically distorted and look like dot-like light projections. The background of the black and white artwork consists of fragments of electronic circuit tracks on a circuit board.
‘Sing! Autonomous Cleaning Robots Free Cleaning Staff from Damp Mopping.’ From the image series ‘AI Frees Us from Our Work.’ /// 2023 / Digital painting / Exposed on baryta paper / Unique painting plus Artist Proof / 4,502 pixels (H) ∙ 6,744 pixels (W) / 15″ (H) ∙ 22,4″ (W) / Handwritten title, signed and dated with the year.

The group of human beings sits together in a circle. The backgrounds of the photographic-looking images are identical for all the motifs in the series.
‘Barbecue! AI Frees Strategists from Developing Digital Strategies.’ From the image series ‘AI Frees Us from Our Work.’ /// 2023 / Digital painting / Exposed on baryta paper / Unique painting plus Artist Proof / 4,502 pixels (H) ∙ 6,744 pixels (W) / 15″ (H) ∙ 22,4″ (W) / Handwritten title, signed and dated with the year.

The group of figures moves from right to left into the picture field. A figure is cropped at the right edge of the picture.
‘Go for a Walk! Big Data Analyses Free Industry Experts from Best Practice Recommendations.’ From the image series ‘AI Frees Us from Our Work.’ /// 2023 / Digital painting / Exposed on baryta paper / Unique painting plus Artist Proof / 4,502 pixels (H) ∙ 6,744 pixels (W) / 15″ (H) ∙ 22,4″ (W) / Handwritten title, signed and dated with the year.

The figures in the digital artwork seem to move freely and exuberantly.
‘Go Shopping! Bots Free Back Office Teams from Personal Customer Service.’ From the image series ‘AI Frees Us from Our Work.’ /// 2023 / Digital painting / Exposed on baryta paper / Unique painting plus Artist Proof / 4,502 pixels (H) ∙ 6,744 pixels (W) / 15″ (H) ∙ 22,4″ (W) / Handwritten title, signed and dated with the year.

In the foreground of the right-hand half of the picture, one figure is spreading his arms wide, while the other figures also appear to be very exuberant and seem to be dancing.
‘Celebrate Parties! Digital Twins Free Machine Builders from Workpieces.’ From the image series ‘AI Frees Us from Our Work.’ /// 2023 / Digital painting / Exposed on baryta paper / Unique painting plus Artist Proof / 4,502 pixels (H) ∙ 6,744 pixels (W) / 15″ (H) ∙ 22,4″ (W) / Handwritten title, signed and dated with the year.

On the left-hand side of the digital painting, two figures embrace, while on the right-hand side the figure in the foreground appears to be crying.
‘Make Love! AI Frees HR Managers from the Search for Human Resources.’ From the image series ‘AI Frees Us from Our Work.’ /// 2023 / Digital painting / Exposed on baryta paper / Unique painting plus Artist Proof / 4,502 pixels (H) ∙ 6,744 pixels (W) / 15″ (H) ∙ 22,4″ (W) / Handwritten title, signed and dated with the year.

A group of cheering, enthusiastic spectators looks into the pictorial space from right to left. Below the performers, other figures turn submissively towards the cheering crowd.
‘Watch Soccer! Agricultural Robots Free Field Workers from Precision Tasks Such as Weed Removal.’ From the image series ‘AI Frees Us from Our Work.’ /// 2023 / Digital painting / Exposed on baryta paper / Unique painting plus Artist Proof / 4,502 pixels (H) ∙ 6,744 pixels (W) / 15″ (H) ∙ 22,4″ (W) / Handwritten title, signed and dated with the year.


‘AI Frees Us from Our Work.’


Digital Painting


Original human work, created without artificial intelligence.
This work is protected by copyright in all its parts.
© 2023 by Heinz Hermann Maria Hoppe. All rights reserved.
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Image details from the digital painting ‘Watch Soccer! Agricultural Robots Free Field Workers from Precision Tasks Such as Weed Removal.’

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