Hello👋 I'm C. Pinto

Visionary AI Artist from Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹

Exploring the symbiotic bond between Humans ❤️ and AI 🤖

C. Pinto: Visionary AI Artist from Lisbon, Portugal

Based in the vibrant heart of Lisbon, I’m an AI artist driven by curiosity, creativity, and the belief that art and technology can speak the same language. My journey into the world of AI-generated art began in the summer of 2020, what started as an experiment quickly grew into a deep exploration of how machines can help us reimagine the creative process.

It all began with Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), opening the door to a whole new way of seeing and making art. Since then, I’ve explored a wide range of tools and techniques, from DeepDream and Neural Style Transfer to BigSleep, VQGAN & CLIP, PYTTI, Disco Diffusion, MidJourney v2, DALL·E 2, Stable Diffusion, Automatic 1111, WarpFusion, ControlNet, ComfyUI, Stable Diffusion XL, Forge UI, DALL·E 3, FLUX.1 and many others. Each one brought new dimensions to my work, helping me push the boundaries of what’s possible when human imagination meets machine intelligence.

At the core of my art is a fascination with the symbiotic relationship between people and technology. I don’t see AI as just a tool, it’s a collaborator, a creative partner that opens up new ways of thinking, seeing, and feeling. My work aims to reflect that relationship and spark conversations about how the future of creativity is being reshaped before our eyes.

As part of this evolving movement, I strive to create pieces that go beyond the visual, offering experiences that blend emotion, code, and consciousness. For me, AI art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about discovery, transformation, and what it means to be human in the age of intelligent machines.

🧬 Background

C. Pinto’s path into AI art is grounded in a lifelong love for technology and digital creativity. Growing up as a true digital native—a term coined by cyberlibertarian John Perry Barlow, one of Pinto’s early inspirations, he was immersed in the fast-changing world of digital media from an early age.

What sparked it all? The ZXSpectrum’s graphic modes, the hypnotic charm of ASCII and ANSI art, pixel art experiments, and the electrifying demo scene of the early ’90s. One defining moment: discovering Second Reality by Future Crew in 1993, a piece that revealed just how poetic and powerful code could be. From then on, the line between programming and artistry blurred in Pinto’s mind.

Entirely self-taught and endlessly curious, Pinto has always been drawn to experimenting, tinkering with the digital tools of the time and pushing the limits of what technology could express creatively. This early passion naturally evolved into a deep engagement with AI as a medium.

Today, that layered background continues to shape Pinto’s approach to AI art. He sees code not just as logic, but as something alive, woven into nature, like the Fibonacci sequence or the Golden Ratio. For him, art is a mirror of the universe’s rhythms and structures, and AI is one of the most exciting tools we have to reveal those patterns.

Pinto’s creative philosophy is rooted in the idea that humans and technology are not at odds, they evolve together. Each inspires and challenges the other. This belief drives his commitment to self-learning and experimentation, and fuels a body of work that invites viewers to reflect on the deep, often poetic connections between intelligence, imagination, and the digital unknown.

👁️ Artistic Vision

At the core of C. Pinto’s work is a deep curiosity about the evolving relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. His art is an exploration of interconnectedness, how code, consciousness, and life itself are all part of the same intricate fabric, echoing the fundamental patterns found in nature and the universe.

For Pinto, AI isn’t just a tool; it’s a partner in shaping what it means to be human in the age of machines. His vision looks ahead to a future where technology doesn’t replace us, but enhances who we are, helping us live better, think deeper, and imagine further. Through his work, he invites us to consider how this fusion between humans and intelligent systems might guide us toward a shared singularity, a point where creativity, intelligence, and awareness expand beyond current limitations.

Pinto’s perspective is rooted in the idea that everything is connected. Just as we’re made of stardust, born from the cosmos and endlessly transforming, so too are we part of a greater whole that includes both the physical and the digital. His art often reflects a spiritual awareness: a sense that dissolving boundaries, between ego and collective, human and machine, can lead to something more meaningful. Inspired in part by Buddhist thought, he sees this path not as escape, but elevation: a way to align our inner worlds with the larger intelligence unfolding all around us.

In this vision, art becomes more than expression, it becomes a bridge. Between mind and machine. Between what we are, and what we can become.

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🪄 Tools Used

ComfyUI

90%
AnimateDiff

90%
Stable Diffusion

90%
FLUX.1

90%
Luma Dream Machine

90%
Leonardo.Ai

90%
Fooocus

90%
Forge UI

90%
Deforum

90%
Topaz Video AI

90%
Runway

90%
Blender

90%
Touchdesigner

90%
Visions of Chaos

90%
chaiNNer

90%
EbSynth

90%
Resolume

90%
WarpFusion

90%