Meet Esther 'Tokyo' Bello

Abstract artist and PhD candidate exploring AI as a creative medium, combining data with art through innovative practices and exhibition

An abstract digital artwork featuring a multitude of intersecting geometric shapes and lines in vivid colors against a dark background. The overlapping forms create a sense of depth and motion, with vibrant shades of red, blue, pink, and purple standing out prominently.
An abstract digital artwork featuring a multitude of intersecting geometric shapes and lines in vivid colors against a dark background. The overlapping forms create a sense of depth and motion, with vibrant shades of red, blue, pink, and purple standing out prominently.

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Creative Practice

As an abstract artist, I explore the intersection of art and technology through AI.

Innovative data-driven art.

Artist

Art and Technology

Goldsmiths University

2023 - Present

Currently pursuing a PhD focused on arts and computational technology at Goldsmiths.

Art Residency

Tate Residency

2025 - Future

Selected for Tate's residency, exploring technology's role in contemporary art practices.

A colorful piece of graffiti art featuring abstract shapes resembling digital or pixelated figures in vibrant hues. The central part is dominated by yellow, surrounded by thick black outlines, and is set against a mix of pastel colors including pink, green, and grey. The art appears on a textured surface, possibly a wall.
A colorful piece of graffiti art featuring abstract shapes resembling digital or pixelated figures in vibrant hues. The central part is dominated by yellow, surrounded by thick black outlines, and is set against a mix of pastel colors including pink, green, and grey. The art appears on a textured surface, possibly a wall.

About Esther Bello

Abstract artist and PhD candidate exploring AI and data in creative practice, based in London.

A complex, abstract digital artwork featuring swirling patterns and intricate details reminiscent of liquid metal. The image combines a mixture of gold, silver, and black hues, creating an almost three-dimensional appearance with reflective surfaces and smooth curves.
A complex, abstract digital artwork featuring swirling patterns and intricate details reminiscent of liquid metal. The image combines a mixture of gold, silver, and black hues, creating an almost three-dimensional appearance with reflective surfaces and smooth curves.
A digital or voxel art scene featuring rockets, stylized coins, and abstract symbols against a three-dimensional pixelated blue and gray background. The rockets appear to have pixelated flames and are flying among coins and geometric shapes.
A digital or voxel art scene featuring rockets, stylized coins, and abstract symbols against a three-dimensional pixelated blue and gray background. The rockets appear to have pixelated flames and are flying among coins and geometric shapes.

Art Practice

Exploring AI in creative processes, utilizing data as material for artistic expression.

Innovative abstract art.

Artist

Tate Art Residency

Tate Gallery

2025 - Present

Participating in Tate residency focusing on technology and artistic exchange.

NFT Collections

OpenSea

2023 - Present

Released successful NFT collections, showcasing innovative approaches to digital art.

A digital artwork featuring a futuristic abstract structure composed of metallic cylinders emerging from a circular base, set against a smooth purple background.
A digital artwork featuring a futuristic abstract structure composed of metallic cylinders emerging from a circular base, set against a smooth purple background.