Fabin Rasheed is an Artist, Designer, Innovator and Technologist working at the intersection of Creativity and Technology. Fabin's works revolve around exploring different creative expressions through innovative methods touching topics like society, philosophy and spirituality. His works span a variety of technology like Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, Gestures, Voice, Generative arts etc. His works have been featured in multiple international venues like Museum of the Future (Dubai, UAE), Ars Electronica (Global Gallery), NeurIPS Creativity Gallery (Vancouver, Canada), Scope Art Show during Art Basel (Miami, USA), Florence Biennale (Florence, Italy), Contemporary And Digital Art Fair (CADAF), Athens Digital Art Festival (ADAF, Athens, Greece), Boston Cyberarts (Boston, USA), Singapore Art Week (Singapore) etc. He has worked with innovation labs at Xerox Research, Adobe, IIT Guwahati etc. He also holds 6+ patents and multiple publications in creativity and technology. His works have also been featured in national and international media like Popular Science, Mashable, SlashGear, BuzzFeed, Indian Express, Business Standard, Mid-Day etc. In 2015 he was selected as one of the top Innovators from India as part of NCSI, Pune to present his work in the presence of the Vice President of India. In 2018 he presented his innovative project on animated brushes at the main-stage of Adobe MAX 2018. In early 2021, he was selected as one of the top 10 global finalists at the Aurea Awards, honouring Excellence in VR & AR Entertainment. In 2021, he was also nominated for the Digital Innovation in Arts award. Fabin is also an artist council member at the Museum of Cryptoart. In 2022, he exhibited his generative art as part of an un-performance act at the Museum of Future, Dubai. He has been an advisor for art projects and platforms like TheUpsideSpace. He is also a guest lecturer at institutes like IITH, MITID etc. Fabin holds a Masters Degree in Design from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
Timeline of notable events:
2022
. Consultant art advisor for The Upside Space, a curator driven digital art marketplace launched on 08-12-2022 (https://theupsidespace.com)
. Generative sculpture art exhibited at Scope Art Show during Art Basel (Miami, USA) curated by Makersplace (https://twitter.com/fabinrasheed/status/1598510732903329792?s=20&t=28DQx-m4ylXrMdeDl5ym6Q)
. Interview in Business Standard about AI artworks (https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/ai-could-be-used-as-a-tool-to-augment-human-creative-expression-122112800325_1.html)
. Featured in Business Standard as part of a conversation on AI art (https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/human-creativity-finds-new-ai-expression-but-debate-rages-on-future-of-art-122112700610_1.html)
. Un-performance act at the Museum of the Future, Dubai as part of the "Rhizomatic" exhibition organised by Morrow Collective and UAE embassy of the USA, generating a 3d interactive sculpture (https://nurecas.com/dreamcatcher)
. Helped create digital 3D generative alter-ego of a sculpture by the artist Dustin Yellin which was auctioned at Christies as part of the Cartography of the Mind auction for $63,000 (https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/cartography-mind-curated-nft-sale-benefit-maps/dustin-yellin-b-1975-15/155332?ldp_breadcrumb=back)
. Interview by Mathrubhumi News channel on my digital art practice ( https://youtu.be/ZdbRM7bPMKI )
. "Auto" series exhibited at Singapore Art Week as part of NFT: The New North Star exhibition (https://www.tzpulse.com/articles/newnorthstar-seafocus )
2021
. NFT art exhibited at DAZE India featured in Hindustan Times (https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/nft-art-the-charisma-comes-to-the-capital-101639765509031.html)
. Artwork Nanorganics exhibited at CVPR (https://computervisionart.com/pieces2021/nanorganics/)
. Quote selected among top 65 quotes by YourStory (https://yourstory.com/2021/12/year-in-review-2021-quotes-design/amp)
. Artwork "Schrodinger's Box" and info on exhibition featured in ArtsFuse magazine ( https://artsfuse.org/242551/visual-arts-commentary-nft-art-disinterested-creativity-or-an-investment-strategy/ )
. Art collectible project "Astraglade" exhibited at Shanghai Metaverse Week (https://www.m7e.sh/en-US )
. Artwork "Schrodinger's box" exhibited at Beginnings2 at Boston Cyberarts,USA (https://www.bostoncyberarts.org/beginnings2 )
. Artwork "Formless" exhibited at WOW Summit, Dubai ( https://wowsummit.net/nft-expo/ )
. Nominated for "Digital Innovation in Art Award" ( https://art.art/blog/fabin-rasheed-digital-innovation-in-art-award-nominee-2021 )
. Artwork "Formless" exhibited at Athens Digital Arts Festival ( https://online.adaf.gr/video/formless/ )
. Artwork "Formless" exhibited at ArsElectronica Concrete House .Art Gallery ( http://vrallart.com/vr-exhibitions/ec/concrete_house/ )
. Panelist at Concrete House .Art Gallery inauguration at ArsElectronica Festival (http://ars.electronica.art/newdigitaldeal/en/creators-economy/)
. Featured in Mid-Day newspaper (https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/when-ai-is-your-artistic-collaborator-23187869)
. Featured in Analytics India Magazine (https://analyticsindiamag.com/meet-three-leading-ai-based-artists-in-india/)
. Part of the panel of artists for the workshop on NFTs hosted by National Gallery of Singapore and Zilliqa ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT4LYaRnHHU )
. Part of the panel of artists for the workshop on NFTs hosted by National Gallery of Singapore and Zilliqa ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT4LYaRnHHU )
. 6+ patents as a primary inventor in the field of creativity (https://patents.google.com/?q=fabin+rasheed&oq=fabin+rasheed ) . Has also contributed to scientific research publication in AR/VR and AI.
. Featured in DesignPataki, 2021 ( https://www.designpataki.com/dpcult/nfts-and-cryptocurrencies-in-the-art-world-a-new-transactional-reality/?nm=confirmed&nk=29066-3acb81ab98 )
. Featured in YourStory, 2021 ( https://yourstory.com/2021/03/vr-ar-digital-art-pune-design-festival )
. Speaker at Pune Design Festival, 2021 (https://www.punedesignfestival.org)
. Top 10 Global Finalists at Aurea awards - Excellence in AR/VR entertainment, 2021 ( https://aurea-award.com/awards )
2020
. Exhibiting artist at Contemporary And Digital Art Fair (CADAF), 2020 (https://cadaf.art/artists/fabin-rasheed)
. Exhibiting artist at CODAME Art-Tech Festival, 2020 (https://codame.com/artists/fabin-rasheed)
. Featured in DotART Domains blog, 2020 (https://art.art/blog/interview-with-fabin-rasheed-a-multi-talented-digital-creative)
. Interview in Rare Digital Bird (Ann Marie Alanes), 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QafTqS85cY)
. AI art project "GPT3 Sees" exhibited at the AI Art Gallery of NeurIPS workshop on Machine Learning for creativity and design
. Talk at Microsoft 2020 ( https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nurecas_art-creativity-ai-activity-6738187736529936384-LyIH )
. Visiting faculty and advisor at MIT institute of Design, Pune's IMD division, 2020
2019
. AI-brushes project ( www.nurecas.com/ai-brushes ) 2019 , which is a series of explorations on creativity and future expression of drawing tools using Machine Learning. The project has yielded viral videos like https://twitter.com/fabinrasheed/status/1191255610479669248?s=20
. Art from the AI-Brushes project exhibited at Re.Work AI Summit, 2019, San Francisco ( https://blog.re-work.co/could-ai-be-the-future-of-art )
. AI-brushes project featured in RunwayML makers’ page, 2019: https://runwayml.com/madewith
. AI-brushes featured in The Raritan Gallery (online), 2019:
https://instagram.com/thergallery?igshid=90dp7yz2yylt
. AI art project covered by multiple national newspapers, 2019 ( https://media-exp1.licdn.com/media-proxy/ext?w=1878&h=2048&f=n&hash=gU3wtHKkiazM2DkZal1ol2ZrKeA%3D&ora=1%2CaFBCTXdkRmpGL2lvQUFBPQ%2CxAVta5g-0R6jnhodx1Ey9KGTqAGj6E5DQJHUA3L0CHH05IbfPWi6fcaNKufzokARcH1SjQA3e-u1ETjgQI66LoPtK9l0jpfgd8P5aRUPbhU4hGUB_N88 )
. Artificial Intelligence art project was exhibited at Florence Biennale 2019 ( https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158631234823132&set=pb.544573131.-2207520000..&type=3&theater )
. Art from the AI-Brushes project exhibited at Re.Work AI Summit, 2019, San Francisco ( https://blog.re-work.co/could-ai-be-the-future-of-art )
. AI-brushes project featured in RunwayML makers’ page, 2019: https://runwayml.com/madewith
. AI-brushes featured in The Raritan Gallery (online), 2019:
https://instagram.com/thergallery?igshid=90dp7yz2yylt
. AI art project covered by multiple national newspapers, 2019 ( https://media-exp1.licdn.com/media-proxy/ext?w=1878&h=2048&f=n&hash=gU3wtHKkiazM2DkZal1ol2ZrKeA%3D&ora=1%2CaFBCTXdkRmpGL2lvQUFBPQ%2CxAVta5g-0R6jnhodx1Ey9KGTqAGj6E5DQJHUA3L0CHH05IbfPWi6fcaNKufzokARcH1SjQA3e-u1ETjgQI66LoPtK9l0jpfgd8P5aRUPbhU4hGUB_N88 )
. Artificial Intelligence art project was exhibited at Florence Biennale 2019 ( https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158631234823132&set=pb.544573131.-2207520000..&type=3&theater )
2018
. Presented one of his innovative works at Adobe Max 2018 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9GUnQvkQOc ) to an audience of more than 12,000 creatives gathered in Los Angeles.
. Artificial Intelligence art project featured in NeurIPS Creativity Gallery 2018 ( http://www.aiartonline.com/community-2019/fabin-rasheed-sleeba-paul-and-santosh-pillai/ )
. Artificial Intelligence art project featured in NeurIPS Creativity Gallery 2018 ( http://www.aiartonline.com/community-2019/fabin-rasheed-sleeba-paul-and-santosh-pillai/ )
2017
. His project on Augmented Reality based sculpting project was featured in Mashable, 2017 (https://mashable.com/2017/08/26/apple-arkit-ar-scuplting-app-apple-pencil )
. His project on Augmented Reality based sculpting project was featured in Mashable, 2017 (https://mashable.com/2017/08/26/apple-arkit-ar-scuplting-app-apple-pencil )
2015
. His work was selected as one of the 20 social innovations from India to be presented at the NCSI in the presence of the then Vice President of India, Sri Hamid Ansari, 2015 ( https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/02c5201375c3706250b26cf840ace79c/0059548b-1f56-4af2-ba89-3fb4cc3cfec8_rw_1200.jpg?h=17371325bf2694ccc2af821f7561ee7d )
. His work was selected as one of the 20 social innovations from India to be presented at the NCSI in the presence of the then Vice President of India, Sri Hamid Ansari, 2015 ( https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/02c5201375c3706250b26cf840ace79c/0059548b-1f56-4af2-ba89-3fb4cc3cfec8_rw_1200.jpg?h=17371325bf2694ccc2af821f7561ee7d )
He is also an author for publications like :
1. UXCollective:
https://link.medium.com/AdgWHmVBgZ
https://uxdesign.cc/a-crash-course-on-coding-concepts-for-designers-222e637a275e
https://link.medium.com/AdgWHmVBgZ
https://uxdesign.cc/a-crash-course-on-coding-concepts-for-designers-222e637a275e
2. TowardsDataScience:
https://towardsdatascience.com/auriakathi-596dfb8710d6
https://link.medium.com/WI18IzsEgZ