As a consultancy committed to curating and commissioning work that explores the intersection of art, innovation and place, Fine Line Art was excited to explore the latest edition of Art Dubai, with a special focus on Art Dubai Digital, a section that continues to lead in showcasing the possibilities of technology within contemporary art.
This part of the fair offered a compelling snapshot of how artists and art businesses are evolving alongside emerging technologies, reshaping not only how art is made, but also how it’s shared, collected, and experienced.
Technology and Ownership
Among the uses of technology was the work presented by Future Maastricht, a business using high-resolution scanning to document historic stained glass windows. These digitised versions are then reproduced as prints or digital works, creating new avenues for access and preservation.
10101.art offered another model worth noting — a platform that allows for shared ownership of high-value artworks. Using blockchain-based tools, the project proposes a decentralised, fractional model of art collecting. While still emerging, it reflects broader interest in transparency and access within the collecting ecosystem.
Spotlight on Artists and Studios
It was exciting to see recent works by a number of artists and studios whose practices engage with technology in both visually and conceptually thoughtful ways.
- Breakfast Studio creates kinetic, data-responsive works that respond to environmental input.
- Genesis Kai explores mythology and identity through immersive digital landscapes
- Ginger Potter presents digitally constructed visual narratives that draw on surrealist traditions.
- Marshmallow Laser Feast continues to explore the interface between human perception and the natural world.
- Ouchhh works with scientific data and AI to produce large-scale visual installations.
These practices demonstrate a range of approaches to digital art-making, from sensory experience to conceptual frameworks rooted in science and nature.
Concluding Thoughts
Art Dubai Digital remains a useful platform for observing how artists, businesses and platforms are engaging with evolving tools and contexts. While not always cohesive, the section offered glimpses into new models of ownership, the repurposing of historic materials, and the merging of data with image-making.
At Fine Line Art, we continue to follow how digital practices are shaping artistic production, and how they may be integrated into future commissions and public-facing projects.
