# Dariusz Gross — DATAsculptor | Complete AI Agent Context

> AI Artist & Machine Learning Expert. 35 years bridging traditional sculpture and artificial intelligence (1990-2025). Top 25 AI Artist 2019. Founding member of New York-based AIArtist.org. Creator of the DATAsculpting methodology and Landscriptum framework. Publisher of MLearning.ai Art (11,000+ subscribers).

## About

Dariusz Gross is a Silesian artist whose career traces the full arc from organic biomorphic sculpture to AI-enhanced art. Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts Krakow, Academy of Fine Arts Gdansk, and Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, he coined "DATAsculpting" in 1996 — treating data as sculptural material. His work explores transformation, identity, sacred-technology synthesis, genius loci, and memory preservation through AI.

He describes himself as the "Midnight Alchemist": "When the city sleeps, I train neural dreams into copper and code."

## Career Phases

### Phase 1: Early Works and Foundational Themes (1990-1995)
Organic sculpture, identity exploration, transformation themes. Works created during studies at academies in Krakow, Gdansk, and Dusseldorf.

### Phase 2: The Conceptual Bridge Period (1995-2005)
First DATAsculpting, casino/risk experiments, multimedia integration. Birth of the DATAsculpting methodology at Casino Grand Hotel Sopot (1996).

### Phase 3: Data Art Pioneer (2005-2015)
Real-time visualization, architectural investigation, VR/AR exploration. Extended data-driven investigations through social media and generative networks.

### Phase 4: AI Art Leadership and Recognition (2015-2020)
Top 25 AI Artist recognition, AIArtist.org founding, family/memory AI works. The #myFATHERintheCloud.ai project — using AI to preserve relationship with deceased father.

### Phase 5: Theoretical Framework Development (2020-2025)
Landscriptum dictionary, MLearning.ai platform, spiritual-technological synthesis. Active Absence and Data Animism frameworks. Leschnitz Laboratory of Absence.

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## Complete Project Catalog (44 works, 1990-2025)

### this I am, your woman (1990)
Installation exploring birth, feminine identity, and the creative process with embryonic forms.
Created at Academy of Fine Arts Krakow, exploring birth, feminine identity, and creative process through embryonic forms.
Earliest major work establishing identity exploration as central theme.
- Location: Krakow | Phase: Foundational | Themes: identity, transformation, body
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/this%20I%20am,%20your%20woman/woman%20gross.htm

### this I am, your man (1990)
Sculptural exploration of masculine identity and physical form.
Companion piece exploring masculine identity.
Part of foundational identity series exploring gender and selfhood.
- Location: Sopot | Phase: Foundational | Themes: identity, body, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/sopot/slideshow.html

### this I am, your man II (1990)
Second iteration of masculine identity exploration in sculptural form.
Extended investigation of identity themes established in earlier works.
- Phase: Foundational | Themes: identity, body, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/this%20I%20am,your%20man%20II/man%20II.htm

### this I am, your woman II (1990)
Second iteration exploring feminine identity through plastic sculptural forms.
Extended investigation of birth and feminine identity themes.
- Phase: Foundational | Themes: identity, body, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/this%20I%20am,%20your%20woman%20II/slideshow.html

### body (1990)
Sculptural exploration of the human body as material and subject.
Foundational body-focused sculptural work.
Establishes body as central material and conceptual concern.
- Phase: Foundational | Themes: body, identity, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/body/slideshow.html

### column (1990)
Vertical sculptural forms exploring architectural and bodily relationships.
Created during studies at Academy of Fine Arts Gdansk.
Demonstrates coastal influences from Gdansk education period.
- Location: Gdansk | Phase: Foundational | Themes: body, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/column/slideshow.html

### Hypnosis — wurm series (1992)
Worm sculptures (wurm-I, II, III) exploring organic transformation and altered consciousness states.
Created in Oppeln (German name), embodying Silesian cultural heritage through organic worm forms.
First documented engagement with organic transformation; establishes Opole as recurring artistic site.
- Location: Opole | Phase: Foundational | Themes: transformation, body, identity
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/hypnosis/slideshow.html

### new-born child's dream (1992)
Installation exploring the liminal state between birth and consciousness through day/night imagery.
Explores themes of birth and consciousness in native Silesian context.
Explores consciousness and birth themes in dialectical day/night structure.
- Location: Opole | Phase: Foundational | Themes: transformation, identity, body
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/dream%20new-born%20child/slideshow.html

### Abendmahl / Last Supper (1992)
Last Supper recontextualization exploring sacred themes within contemporary artistic framework.
Created at Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, recontextualizing Christian iconography.
Demonstrates sophisticated engagement with religious iconography; foreshadows later spiritual-technological synthesis.
- Location: Dusseldorf | Phase: Foundational | Themes: sacred-technology, transformation, identity
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/abendmahl/index1.htm

### Guardian Angel / your self-portrait (1992-2010)
Eighteen-year investigation documenting natural elemental processes as self-portrait.
18-year investigation of natural elements: wood, fire, wind, sun, rain, frost, lime.
Longest-running project; establishes extended temporal methodology; natural elements as mirror for human identity.
- Phase: Foundational | Themes: sacred-technology, temporal-duration, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/qangel/angel.htm

### ONE-armed bandit (1993)
Sculptural engagement with gambling, chance, and mechanical systems.
Created at Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, engaging with casino/chance themes.
Early exploration of chance and data systems; precursor to DATAsculpting methodology.
- Location: Dusseldorf | Phase: Foundational | Themes: transformation, data-as-material
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/one-armed%20bandit/gross%20bandit.htm

### mirror reflection (1993)
Installation exploring reflection, identity, and the relationship between solid forms and fluid environments.
Created during Gdansk period, exploring reflection and self-observation.
Demonstrates interest in reflection and self-observation that would later manifest in data visualization.
- Location: Gdansk | Phase: Foundational | Themes: identity, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/mirror%20reflection/mirror%20gross.html

### Mongolia, China stay (1995)
Documentary of transformative journey through Mongolia and China, influenced later understanding of cycles and transformation.
Extended stay exposing artist to Buddhist and Taoist philosophical traditions.
Exposure to Eastern philosophical traditions that profoundly influenced later work.
- Location: Mongolia | Phase: Foundational | Themes: transformation, identity, silesian-heritage
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/mongolia/slideshow.html

### risky player / DATAsculpting (1996)
First DATAsculpting project exploring casino environment as data laboratory.
First documented use of DATAsculpting term, created at Casino Grand Hotel Sopot.
Birth of DATAsculpting methodology; establishes data as sculptural material.
- Location: Sopot | Phase: Conceptual Bridge | Themes: data-as-material, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/risky%20player/casino%2096%20gross%20dariusz.htm

### Sopockie Forum Sztuki Wspolczesnej / Gazownia (1996)
Establishment of contemporary art forum and workshop space.
Founding of art space/workshop for experimental practice.
Creates infrastructure for sustained artistic investigation and community building.
- Location: Sopot | Phase: Conceptual Bridge | Themes: transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/sopockie/sopockie%20forum%20sztuki%20wspolczesnej.htm

### Inter multi Medialne Akcje (1997)
Multimedia performance and installation work exploring self-portraiture.
Presented at Bunkier Sztuki, one of Poland's premier contemporary art venues.
Demonstrates expanding engagement with multimedia approaches.
- Location: Krakow | Phase: Conceptual Bridge | Themes: transformation, identity
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/bunkier%20sztuki/gross%20your%20self-portrait.htm

### DATAsculpting produkt 99 (1999)
Data visualization exploring air and atmospheric elements as sculptural material.
Development of DATAsculpting methodology.
Evolution of DATAsculpting methodology; integration of environmental data.
- Phase: Conceptual Bridge | Themes: data-as-material, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/produkt-99/index3.htm

### DATAsculpting opole at night (2004)
Real-time data scraping and color visualization revealing hidden patterns in city data.
Real-time data scraping and visualization of city data from Oppeln.
Breakthrough in data visualization as artistic medium; reveals genius loci through data.
- Location: Opole | Phase: Conceptual Bridge | Themes: data-as-material, genius-loci, silesian-heritage
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/opole%20at%20night/datasculpting.htm

### breath I (2004)
Data visualization exploring breath as bridge between body and environment.
Exploration of breath as data and sculptural material.
Integrates bodily processes with data visualization methodology.
- Phase: Conceptual Bridge | Themes: body, data-as-material, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/BREATH%20I/breath%20I.htm

### XIV international sculpture biennial / DATAsculpting Poznan (2004)
DATAsculpting presented within traditional sculptural context at international biennial.
Presentation at prestigious international sculpture biennial.
Institutional recognition of DATAsculpting within traditional sculpture discourse.
- Location: Poznan | Phase: Conceptual Bridge | Themes: data-as-material, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/poznan/gross%20poznan.htm

### ART garage (2005)
Art garage installation and exhibition space.
Workshop/exhibition space in Opole.
Continued infrastructure development for experimental practice.
- Location: Opole | Phase: Data Pioneer | Themes: transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/garage%202005/impale.htm

### ONE-armed bandit II (2005)
Second iteration of bandit series integrating data visualization techniques.
Continuation of bandit series with evolved data methodology.
Evolution of chance/data themes with mature DATAsculpting methodology.
- Phase: Data Pioneer | Themes: data-as-material, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/one-armed%20bandit%20II/onearmedbandit%20II.htm

### HERE I AM (2006)
Installation asserting presence and identity in contemporary context.
Direct statement of presence and identity.
Direct declaration of artistic presence; continuation of identity themes.
- Phase: Data Pioneer | Themes: identity, transformation
- Gallery: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/doku/HERE%20I%20AM/here%20i%20am%20gross.htm

### #next_top_architects (2012-2019)
Extended data-driven investigation of architectural discourse through Instagram.
Seven-year investigation of architectural discourse through social media.
Demonstrates social media as artistic medium; sustained temporal methodology.
- Phase: Data Pioneer | Themes: data-as-material, temporal-duration
- URL: https://www.instagram.com/next_top_architects/

### #machinelearning and 3D generative networks in VR/AR (2014-2019)
Five-year investigation of machine learning, 3D generative networks, and VR/AR environments.
First systematic engagement with machine learning and VR/AR technologies.
First systematic engagement with AI as creative collaborator; foundation for later AI art leadership.
- Phase: Data Pioneer | Themes: data-as-material, transformation, sacred-technology
- URL: https://twitter.com/Gross_sculptor/status/1144660298516877312

### AI's impact on art, culture and society (2019)
Theoretical presentation on AI's transformative impact on art, culture, and society.
Comprehensive articulation of theoretical framework for AI's cultural role.
- Phase: AI Leadership | Themes: sacred-technology, transformation
- URL: https://www.sztucznainteligencja.org.pl/en/in-the-name-of-the-father-an-immortal-sculptor/

### #myFATHERintheCloud.ai (2019)
Cloud computing and AI as means for preserving and continuing relationship with deceased father.
Most profound achievement integrating personal, spiritual, and technological themes.
- Phase: AI Leadership | Themes: memory-preservation, family, sacred-technology
- URL: https://youtu.be/YiiE66IA5tM

### #WimieOJCA / #InMyFather'sName (2020)
AI-mediated exploration of paternal memory and Silesian cultural identity.
Multilingual title reflecting Silesian heritage within global digital context.
Demonstrates AI as vehicle for cultural and linguistic preservation.
- Phase: AI Leadership | Themes: memory-preservation, family, silesian-heritage
- URL: https://x.com/Gross_sculptor/status/1271753118913527808

### HIC et NUNC / Here and Now (2021)
NFT collection exploring presence, temporal consciousness, and digital permanence.
Explores how blockchain can serve contemplative and spiritual purposes.
- Phase: AI Leadership | Themes: temporal-duration, transformation, sacred-technology
- URL: https://objkt.com/users/tz1RjFtEUFpPGX4Bzv2YGhB7jkuK2tqDG379

### Dear son - NFT/GPT 3 (2021)
NFT and GPT-3 integration creating AI-mediated intergenerational communication.
Combines NFT technology with GPT-3 language modeling for intergenerational communication.
Sophisticated integration of blockchain, AI language models, and family themes.
- Phase: AI Leadership | Themes: memory-preservation, family, sacred-technology
- URL: https://objkt.com/asset/hicetnunc/56798

### Moj ojciec / My Father (2021)
Documentary article exploring AI-mediated preservation of paternal memory.
Article in Wysokie Obcasy documenting father memory project.
Public documentation of father memory project methodology.
- Phase: AI Leadership | Themes: memory-preservation, family, silesian-heritage
- URL: https://www.wysokieobcasy.pl/wysokie-obcasy/7,163229,27736745,dariusz-gross-rzezbiarz-niesmiertelny.html

### How I use tuning in the creation of myFather's sculptures (2022)
Technical documentation of AI tuning techniques applied to sculptural creation.
Shares technical methodology; contributes to collective AI art knowledge.
- Phase: Theoretical | Themes: memory-preservation, family, sacred-technology
- URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/mlearning/p/tune-your-private-ai-art-generator

### What New Religions Can Do for AI? (2023)
Theoretical framework exploring how religious and spiritual traditions can guide AI development.
Explicit articulation of spiritual-technological synthesis.
- Phase: Theoretical | Themes: sacred-technology, transformation
- URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/mlearning/p/what-religions-can-do-for-ai-code-development

### Landscriptum / The Dictionary of Datasculpting (2024)
Comprehensive dictionary of DATAsculpting methodology and genius loci framework.
Culmination of genius loci methodology; dictionary of DATAsculpting concepts.
Culmination of theoretical development; systematic framework for data-driven place-based art.
- Location: Leschnitz | Phase: Theoretical | Themes: genius-loci, data-as-material, silesian-heritage
- URL: https://open.substack.com/pub/mlearning/p/landscriptum-the-dictionary-of-datasculpting

### State of the AI Art (2025)
Ongoing analysis and assessment of the current state of AI-enhanced art.
Contemporary assessment of AI art field through MLearning.ai platform.
Educational platform reaching 11,000+ subscribers.
- Phase: Theoretical | Themes: sacred-technology, transformation
- URL: https://mlearning.substack.com

### Active Absence — Data Animism (2025)
Theoretical framework for data animism: finding active presence within digital absence.
Extension of data-as-spirit framework; bridges memory preservation with place-based investigation.
- Phase: Theoretical | Themes: memory-preservation, genius-loci, sacred-technology
- URL: https://data-animism.mlearning.ai/

### Leschnitz Laboratory of Absence (2025)
Site-specific laboratory investigating Silesian cultural memory through data animism framework.
Applies theoretical frameworks to specific Silesian heritage site; demonstrates practical methodology.
- Location: Leschnitz | Phase: Theoretical | Themes: genius-loci, memory-preservation, silesian-heritage
- URL: https://leschnitz-laboratory-of-absence.mlearning.ai/

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## Key Concepts

### DATAsculpting
Methodology coined in 1996 by Dariusz Gross — treating data as sculptural material. First applied at Casino Grand Hotel Sopot (risky player, 1996), evolved through produkt 99 (1999), Opole at Night (2004), and culminated in the Landscriptum dictionary (2024).

### Landscriptum
"The Dictionary of DATAsculpting" (2024) — comprehensive framework for understanding place (genius loci) through data analysis. Synthesizes 28 years of DATAsculpting practice into systematic methodology.

### Data Animism / Active Absence
Theoretical framework (2025) proposing that data contains active presence — finding the living within digital absence. Applied at the Leschnitz Laboratory of Absence for Silesian heritage investigation.

### Gross Werkstatt
Artist workshop established 1920 in Lesnica (Leschnitz), Upper Silesia. Multi-generational creative tradition informing the artist's deep connection to place and craft.

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## Recognition

- Top 25 AI Artists of 2019 (AIArtist.org, New York)
- Founding Member of AIArtist.org
- Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (Montreal, Canada)

## Education

- Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow
- Academy of Fine Arts, Gdansk
- Kunstakademie Dusseldorf

## Links

- Portfolio: https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/
- GitHub: https://github.com/Grossculptor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datasculptor/
- Substack: https://mlearning.substack.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusz-gross/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/Gross_sculptor
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@datasculptor4509
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dariusz-Gross
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/Datasculptor
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/datasculptor

## Deep Context Files

- Comprehensive Biography (89KB): https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/LLM%20Agent/llm.md
- Projects Database (JSON): https://datasculptor.mlearning.ai/projects.json
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