Emily Xie USA

Emily Xie is a visual artist living in NYC. She works with code and computation to create lifelike textures and forms. She draws inspiration from physical media such as textiles, collage, and wallpaper, and examines them within a technological context. Her digital work explores how diverse materials and patterns intermix to create cohesive visuals infused with themes of mythology, memory, tradition, and heritage.

Xie's generative systems often navigate many delicate balances: the interplays between chance versus control, the organic versus the systematic, the traditional versus the modern, and the abstract versus the representational. Her algorithms highlight the interplay between the human touch and computational processes, incorporating skeuomorphism to challenge material perceptions. In particular, Xie emphasizes the intersection of computation and textile arts, often referencing the historical and sensory richness of fabrics and mixed media.

Xie's creative coding work is collected and shown internationally. Recently, she has exhibited at Untitled Art Fair, the United Nations Headquarters, Singapore ArtScience Museum, Kunsthalle Zürich, Unit London, the Armory Show, Bright Moments, the StandardVision Artist Showcase throughout the city of Los Angeles.

Prior to pursuing art full-time, Emily built a career as a software engineer while exploring and teaching herself creative coding on the side. She worked within various programming domains including devtooling, visualization, and machine learning.