Olena Speakingtomato - Lithuania-born, Ukraine-raised, now in Turkey - began with portrait photography and Photoshop. In 2022, AI became her catalyst, opening a new chapter of surreal digital storytelling.
Olena’s work fuses modernism, surrealism, and symbolism, and has been shown in exhibitions across the world. Her inspiration flows from the natural world and the small joys of everyday life - rainbows, animals, and a lifelong passion for raising butterflies. These elements, along with the delicate balance of ecosystems, often echo in her pieces, with butterflies recurring as symbols of metamorphosis and transformation.
At the intersection of reality and imagination, Olena builds universes where timeless symbolism meets cutting-edge technology. Both as an artist and as a collector-owning over 200 blockchain-based AI artworks-she continues to push creative frontiers, aiming to evoke deep emotions and to challenge perceptions of what art can be in the digital age.