Emily Xie

New York generative artist whose code draws on textiles, collage and East Asian art, known for Memories of Qilin on Art Blocks.

Memories of Qilin #191

Qilin #191

Memories of Qilin #442

Qilin #442

Memories of Qilin #521

Qilin #521

Memories of Qilin #694

Qilin #694

Memories of Qilin #1010

Qilin #1010

Memories of Qilin #453

Memories of Qilin #345

Memories of Qilin #676

Memories of Qilin #713

Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms (#345, #676 and #713)

Memories of Qilin #600

Every 30 Days: Memories of Qilin #600

Notes from the Ether: From NFTs to AI

Generative Art's Deep Roots Come to Light in a New Museum Show

Emily Xie on Textile as Personal Canvas

On NFTs

Chimeras of Qilin: Emily Xie's Memories of Qilin

Remembrance of Things Future: A Conversation with Emily Xie, Artist Experimenting on the Blockchain

Creating 'organic' generative art from robotic algorithms: Emily Xie, NFT Creator

Memories of Qilin #0

Released on Art Blocks Curated as a Dutch auction from 5 ETH. It sells out at 0.75 ETH in under an hour.

Three Vermilion Bird outputs sell on the same day, #191 for 55.55 ETH.

Glitch in Marfa shows #600 for a month.

Karlie Kloss picks #694 for Sotheby's Contemporary Curated sale.

Named a finalist for the Lumen Prize Still Image Award.

Memories of Qilin #1010 sells at Sotheby's for $9,600.

Xie says the Museum of Art + Light took #453 into its permanent collection.

The Toledo Museum of Art shows three outputs in Infinite Images.

Interwoven by Emily Xie

Interwoven #87

Interwoven

Off Script by Emily Xie

Off Script #82

Off Script

Memories of Qilin

Emily Xie's 2022 algorithm of patterned, flowing forms drawn from East Asian folklore, in 1,024 outputs. Each owner may buy one signed print.

Palette

Composition

Memories of Qilin is inspired by traditional East Asian art. It channels the sense of movement and fluidity found in classical Chinese brushwork, while drawing from the colors, patterns, and forms of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. 

The series explores elements of folklore, evoking the mythological imagery of dragons, phoenixes, flowers, and mountains.  The title references a fabled chimerical beast found throughout East Asian mythology (while the qilin is its Chinese name, it is also known in Korea as the girin and Japan as the kirin) that represents prosperity and luck.

Viewers are invited to interpret elusive forms that verge on representation. As with the stories passed on through generations, each piece is imagined, organic, and ever-in-flux.

Memories of Qilin by Emily Xie

1,024 verified Memories of Qilin by Emily Xie NFTs. Buy, sell or borrow against them on GONDI, or buy now and pay later with a loan.

Memories of Qilin by Emily Xie: floor price, sales and loans