Aidan Meller: Ai-Da Robot & Art For The Metaverse

In this episode Nour Hassan speak to Gallery Director Aidan Meller a specialist in modern and contemporary art. With over 20 years’ experience in the art business, he works closely with private collectors and is often consulted by those who wish to begin, or further develop their collections. He regularly has original works by the likes of Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, to older works such as John Constable and Turner. Aidan has been an Art Dealer for over 20 years with an Art and History of Art Degree, then training at Sotheby’s Institute. He set up the longest established gallery in Oxford. He has appeared on BBC News, Sky TV, CNN and more. In 2019 Aidan developed the concept of the world’s first ultra realistic robot artist called Ai-Da. Bringing a team of experts together, called the Oxfordians, Aidan was able to devise a cutting edge artistically creative robot. Named after Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer of all time, Ai-Da’s first exhibition at the University of Oxford created a media storm, appearing in over 1000 publications worldwide. Ai-Da's latest exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum showcased the artist robot dressed in AURO BOROS in a biomimicry sustainable dress, that expanded and came to life, as the exhibition did. An intersection between art, tech and fashion in the Metaverse. To follow Ai-Da and her work visit @aidarobot. Support the show