Zellart

Zellart is a term used in contemporary art and digital culture to describe a visual language that blends cellular or biomorphic imagery with computational rendering. The term began appearing in online artist communities in the early 2020s and has since appeared in gallery catalogs and online exhibitions, where it is used to categorize a subset of generative works.

A Zellart piece typically features cell-like forms, tissue textures, and fractal or vesicular patterns rendered with high gloss and luminous color. Artists employ generative algorithms, 3D modeling, and image processing to build intricate structures that evoke biology without depicting recognizable organisms.

Practitioners include independent artists as well as digital studios that share toolchains and tutorials, expanding Zellart through open-source software and platform-specific workflows. Exhibitions often emphasize interactive displays, immersive projections, and the blending of sculpture with digital media.

Reception to Zellart is mixed. Proponents view it as a provocative exploration of life, form, and technology, while critics caution that the term can be broad or market-driven, risking vagueness or overfitting to a current trend.

See also: Digital art, Generative art, Biomorphism.