Existential Dread

Homage to his Early Surrealism Phase

Antonio Berni (1905–1981) was an influential Argentine artist whose work fused social realism with experimental techniques to confront the socio-political struggles of 20th-century Latin America. Deeply concerned with poverty, injustice, and exploitation, Berni's art evolved from surrealism to a powerful form of narrative realism, ultimately pioneering a unique approach that blended traditional painting with found objects and collage. He is celebrated for bringing the realities of marginalized communities into the spotlight through deeply empathetic and innovative visual storytelling. (OpenAI, 2025)

This image was created as part of a project exploring artists through an iterative process I am calling synthetic emulation and reinvention images, or SERI. For more information and to see other projects I am working on, visit https://locutusai.wixsite.com/exploring-aiart ↗️