Skye Nicolas

Artist

[Skye Nicolas @skyenicolas]

The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar Monday | March 10, 2025

SKYE NICOLAS’ ‘QUINTESSENCE’ JOINS ESTEEMED EUROPEAN MUSEUM COLLECTION

Acclaimed Filipino artist @skyenicolas continues to trailblaze the digital art landscape with groundbreaking achievements, culminating in the acquisition of three pieces from his *Quintessence* series for the institutional collection of the Francisco Carolinum Linz Museum @ooeculture in Linz, Austria.

[scooter @Scooter0x]

gm!

"THIS ARTWORK IS WORTH MORE ON SUPERRARE" &
"THIS ARTWORK IS WORTH LESS ON FOUNDATION"

Created by @skyenicolas in 2021

[anika meier @postanika]

»The D1ck #5822« by UBERMORGEN

Collected by @skyenicolas
Exhibited by The @_Second_Guess
Part of »Virtually Yours«, May 2025

Read my text »Everybody needs a d1ck, so go ahead, buy and be a d1ck« online at HEK Basel ⬇️
https://t.co/2Lh0lOqf6C

View the collection @objktcom ⬇️
https://t.co/PRe20WFepy

[Skye Nicolas @skyenicolas]

The Philippine Post, U.S. Edition Sunday | March 23, 2025

FILIPINO DIGITAL ARTIST’S ‘QUINTESSENCE’ JOINS EUROPEAN MUSEUM COLLECTION

[Elmo Savés 🌎☮️ @elmosaves]

@swagt0shi @skyenicolas is one of my favorite artists playing with nostalgia. Trying to bring my mans to Bitcoin 🤌

[Skye Nicolas @skyenicolas]

@AriasJopet @PhilippineStar @postanika @ooeculture Salamat 🙏🇵🇭

[Skye Nicolas @skyenicolas]

The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar Monday | March 10, 2025

SKYE NICOLAS’ ‘QUINTESSENCE’ JOINS ESTEEMED EUROPEAN MUSEUM COLLECTION

Acclaimed Filipino artist @skyenicolas continues to trailblaze the digital art landscape with groundbreaking achievements, culminating in the acquisition of three pieces from his *Quintessence* series for the institutional collection of the Francisco Carolinum Linz Museum @ooeculture in Linz, Austria.

[RADD @datradiantchild]

BIG CONGRATS to @skyenicolas @postanika @ooeculture and the Philippine consulate in Berlin! Incredible news! 🥂🍾👑🇵🇭🇩🇪🇦🇹

[Skye Nicolas @skyenicolas]

@datradiantchild @postanika @ooeculture Thanks man 🙏

[Skye Nicolas @skyenicolas]

Photo: A Cultural Heritage Homecoming: the artist, Skye Nicolas with his cousin Carmela ‘Bon’ Joaquin Farolan, founder of the Canadian American School, attending the 31st Anniversary Gala of “Karayan A Pagbigan… Aywanan! (care for our rivers - the wellspring of life) hosted by the Kannawidan Foundation, the Iloco foundation of arts and culture, January 26, 2025 (courtesy of The Manila Hotel)

[Skye Nicolas @skyenicolas]

Photo: Ambassador Irene Susan B. Natividad with curator Anika Meier @postanika (in front of a Cézanne pixel painting by the artist), during a private viewing of the Quintessence exhibition in December of 2023; artist Skye Nicolas’ first solo show at EXPANDED ART gallery in Berlin (courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Berlin)

“To be added to the Francisco Carolinum Linz Museum’s institutional collection is more than recognition—it affirms an artist’s place in art history. For Skye Nicolas, this marks a defining moment, not just personally but for the Philippines, bringing national pride as digital art gains global recognition. Curators work tirelessly in carefully selecting works that challenge, inspire, and endure. With works from the *Quintessence* series entering the museum’s institutional collection, Nicolas’ vision is preserved for future generations, solidifying his role in the ever-evolving discourse of contemporary art." —Anika Meier, writer, art critic, curator, and art historian specializing in contemporary and digital art

“I was intrigued by Quintessence, a series that masterfully bridges tradition and innovation in art. I viewed Skye Nicolas’ exhibit in December 2023 and was captivated by its bold use of a digital medium. For artists like Skye Nicolas to be included in the institutional collection of a prestigious museum is a source of great pride for the global Filipino community. The Filipino’s creative mind knows no bounds and we are thankful for opportunities where a kababayan’s creativity can find expression on the world stage.” —Ambassador Irene Susan B. Natividad, Philippine Ambassador to Germany

[RADD @datradiantchild]

WOW! CONGRATULATIONS @skyenicolas Philippine embassy in Germany @postanika and @ooeculture on this incredible news! 🥂🍾✨

[Skye Nicolas @skyenicolas]

@datradiantchild @postanika @ooeculture Thank you 🙏

[Ana María Caballero @CaballeroAnaMa]

testing, testing…with more to come 🔊

[AMIR H. FALLAH @AmirHFallah]

Excited to release this new body of work! Read the post for details 🧠🎨🧠

[EXPANDED.ART @ExpandedArt]

Learn more and collect 👇

▪️ 3 NFTs
▪️ 800 EUR

https://t.co/Xzxi2psiQB

[EXPANDED.ART @ExpandedArt]

🚨 MINT CLOSING 🚨

🔜 30 January, 6 PM CET

In the series I CHOOSE YOU!, Skye Nicolas continues his exploration of liminal spaces (defined as transitional or transformative zones of existence), leveraging ubiquitous AI-driven technology through the widely popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go.

[EXPANDED.ART @ExpandedArt]

🟦 Gm with I CHOOSE YOU! by @skyenicolas!

[NB @Noahbolanowski]

Good Morning Digital Art Lovers 🖤

Was such a blast meeting so many @ExpandedArt collectors at Art Basel Miami this year!!

A few of their collected works below :)

[EXPANDED.ART @ExpandedArt]

I CHOOSE YOU! by Skye Nicolas is part of REIMAGINE TOMORROW, 1954-2024, on occasion of the AI Biennale in Essen.

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/g2pz2QX7CL

Curated by Anika Meier, REIMAGINE TOMORROW, 1954–2024: AI IN CONTEXT #2 brings over 50 international artists, along with platforms and galleries from around the world, to Heilig Geist, a former church, on the occasion of the AI Biennale in Essen.

The exhibition offers a glimpse into how artists work with technology in their time and what happens to art on the path from thinking to hallucinating machines.

[EXPANDED.ART @ExpandedArt]

In the series I CHOOSE YOU!, Skye Nicolas continues his exploration of liminal spaces, leveraging ubiquitous AI-driven technology through the widely popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go.

Collect 👉 https://t.co/dklWTdN1Q5

To create each work, Nicolas conceptually reframes Jannis Kounellis’ UNTITLED (12 HORSES) (1969), a landmark instance of postmodern art in which the presence of live animals was crucial to the finished piece.

Here, Nicolas initiates contact with the game's character models, summoning digitized versions of beloved Pokémon characters to life in an interactive augmented reality environment.

The images are fed to an AI-powered application, which then recreates and renders them in emojis (a semiotic motif employed by the artist), signifying the final stage of the image-making process.

Images: FIRE BLAST (CHARIZARD AND SHINY CHARMANDER) and EARTHQUAKE (SHINY SNORLAX) from I CHOOSE YOU! by Skye Nicolas, 2024.