01 / AI-derived artworkMark Nicoll, 2026
- Created with
- OpenAI image generation
- Inspired by
- sixteenth-century European portraiture, with deliberately modern objects
- Technique
- Oil-on-canvas effect
A woman in a green dress holds a modern smartphone against a dark background. The solemn pose makes a familiar phone feel like a prized object from another century.
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02 / AI-derived artworkMark Nicoll, 2026
- Created with
- OpenAI image generation
- Inspired by
- sixteenth-century European portraiture, with deliberately modern objects
- Technique
- Oil-on-canvas effect
A merchant in dark clothes with a vivid red sleeve holds a grey handheld games console. The Game Boy receives the same careful attention as the sitter’s rich fabric.
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03 / AI-derived artworkMark Nicoll, 2026
- Created with
- OpenAI image generation
- Inspired by
- sixteenth-century European portraiture, with deliberately modern objects
- Technique
- Oil-on-canvas effect
An older sitter in historical dress holds a tablet showing a map. The tools of navigation change; the need to find one’s place remains.
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04 / AI-derived artworkMark Nicoll, 2026
- Created with
- OpenAI image generation
- Inspired by
- sixteenth-century European portraiture, with deliberately modern objects
- Technique
- Oil-on-canvas effect
A young adult in historical dress holds modern over-ear headphones. A private listening world meets the public ceremony of a portrait.
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05 / AI-derived artworkMark Nicoll, 2026
- Created with
- OpenAI image generation
- Inspired by
- sixteenth-century European portraiture, with deliberately modern objects
- Technique
- Oil-on-canvas effect
A woman in linen holds a wireless games controller above a textile in her lap. Craft and play meet in the same pair of hands.
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06 / AI-derived artworkMark Nicoll, 2026
- Created with
- OpenAI image generation
- Inspired by
- sixteenth-century European portraiture, with deliberately modern objects
- Technique
- Oil-on-canvas effect
An older woman in layered black clothing and a pale cap holds a television remote. A modest household object takes on the weight of an heirloom.
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07 / AI-derived artworkMark Nicoll, 2026
- Created with
- OpenAI image generation
- Inspired by
- sixteenth-century European portraiture, with deliberately modern objects
- Technique
- Oil-on-canvas effect
Two women in historical dress stand and sit by a stone window with an instant camera and a takeaway cup. The wide double portrait balances formal poses with everyday conveniences.
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08 / AI-derived artworkMark Nicoll, 2026
- Created with
- OpenAI image generation
- Inspired by
- sixteenth-century European portraiture, with deliberately modern objects
- Technique
- Oil-on-canvas effect
Three musicians in historical dress gather behind a table with a synthesiser, a wireless microphone and a portable speaker. Modern instruments enter a quiet, old-world conversation.
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