Today’s guest on Kafeneio, the blog of Craft World Grid, is Tina Bey, an Argentine artist featured in exhibitions curated by Rosanna Galvani at her MdM (Museo del Metaverso). We asked Tina to introduce us to her creative universe and share how her artistic path began, whether in the physical world or the virtual one…
I was born into a family with a strong artistic gene. Most of them were renowned painters—great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, siblings… and now even the grandchildren, like the young artists at the Venice Biennale.
My career started with formal academic studies, culminating in a postgraduate degree from my beloved Ernesto de la Cárcova School. I was hired by highly commercial galleries that turned my work into a profitable business. However, this led to burnout and stagnation in my creative output.
At that point, I made a bold decision: I stepped away from the commercial circuit to pursue a more creative path. This choice brought me deep happiness and new recognition. Ironically, that recognition brought income as well. It was then that I bought my first computer, and it wasn’t long before I discovered simulators… That was the end of brushes, canvas, and jars of paint.
Her experience approaching the metaverse?
I discovered Second Life. I attended every free course available. I am grateful to Professor Dimitri, creator of ‘1+1’ and other academies. I worked with modeling schools, creating themed fashion show runways on popular SL simulators. The motto was: practice and learn.
How did she arrive at Craft World? Had she explored other grids before? What drew her to Craft World, owned by Licu Rau?
I heard about the metaverse and the freedom and autonomy it offered. I explored OSgrid, continuing to experiment with sci-fi spaces. That project grew until I found Craft World and its range of activities centered on artistic development. I was first invited to exhibit at ‘Emerald in Water’, then at ‘+ Donna Zero Violenza’.
Later Rosanna Galvani invited me to join the Museo del Metaverso with a free-themed artwork, and also in the group show ‘La Terra Inquieta’.
Eventually, I was generously given space at the Art Depot, where I could work and experiment freely. The organizers, especially Rosanna Galvani, the director of the Museo del Metaverso, are committed to creating spaces that highlight artists—both emerging and established—while always offering fair treatment
Finally, I felt like I had come full circle. Karma, it seems, brought me back to the art world: museums, exhibitions, projects… I feel comfortable again in this role. The artistic initiatives here are fascinating, inviting me to explore new horizons and constantly sparking creativity. I’m deeply grateful to have found a welcoming space, with profound art knowledge and opportunities for any creator.
What’s her view on AI? Does it diminish or enhance an artist’s creativity?
To me, AI is a tremendously useful tool—a great creative stimulator and an invaluable helper. Sometimes crafting a strong prompt is reason enough to request an image born from the imagination. Of course, AI doesn’t always understand immediately (at least in my experience). It takes effort and refinement to achieve the desired result.
In my opinion, art relies heavily on chance. The first color or texture on an image, canvas, or simulator sparks a chain of associations that can go beyond academic conventions, challenge biases, and lead to a final artwork… similar to what you envisioned, yet freer and authentic.
What are her future projects in the metaverse?
My future plans are simple: to flow. In freedom. Called by daily life, my concerns, my inner battles… and those of others that affect me. I want to keep creating works as honest as possible, embracing all that life brings.
A heartfelt thank-you to Tina Bey, artist of MdM curated by Rosanna Galvani, always open to experimentation, deeply human in the themes she explores, and expert in the latest digital techniques. Her artworks are jewels of perfection-lines, colors, and movements that merge into stories full of emotion and empathy. Tina Bey interprets her life as an eternal game of shapes and colours that attract and respond, in which fantasies and playful elements are mixed with an awareness of existence as relationship and confrontation, as shown in these frames from the video of one of his latest moving installations.
