Julian van Dieken
Julian van Dieken is a Berlin-based photographer, media designer and speaker who works with AI image tools. He began experimenting with text-to-image generators in autumn 2022 and shares the results on Instagram as @julian_ai_art, where his bio calls him a digital artist and educator for AI combining traditional craft and AI, with a theme of pop, reality and absurdity. In 2023 his Midjourney and Photoshop image 'A Girl with Glowing Earrings' was one of 3,482 entries to the Mauritshuis open call on Vermeer's painting; the museum hung it as one of five prints on the gallery wall, and it drew criticism when the museum said it knew the work was made with AI but liked the image. He now gives keynotes and workshops on AI in creative, education and tech settings and is a LinkedIn 'TopVoice KI'.
- Last updated
- 4 November 2026
- Nature
- Human-First
- Niche
- Art
- Style
- Photorealistic
- Origin
- Berlin
Summary
About Julian van Dieken
Julian van Dieken is a Berlin-based photographer, media designer and speaker who works with AI image tools. He began experimenting with text-to-image generators in autumn 2022 and shares the results on Instagram as @julian_ai_art, where his bio calls him a digital artist and educator for AI combining traditional craft and AI, with a theme of pop, reality and absurdity. In 2023 his Midjourney and Photoshop image 'A Girl with Glowing Earrings' was one of 3,482 entries to the Mauritshuis open call on Vermeer's painting; the museum hung it as one of five prints on the gallery wall, and it drew criticism when the museum said it knew the work was made with AI but liked the image. He now gives keynotes and workshops on AI in creative, education and tech settings and is a LinkedIn 'TopVoice KI'.
The persona bible
How Julian van Dieken is made
Midjourney plus Photoshop
Made the Mauritshuis piece with the Midjourney image generator and refined it in Adobe Photoshop.
hyperallergic.com ↗Experiments shared online
Started with text-to-image tools in autumn 2022 and documented his experiments on Instagram, writing about the work on LinkedIn.
hyperallergic.com ↗“In my submission, I reflect on how these new tools are likely to change creative processes”
Followers
Followers across platforms
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · only public profile counts
Total followers
59.12K2 platforms · each account counted once
Follower growth
Audience over time
Daily readings · all platforms combined
- 30-day change
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- 90-day change
- Needs more readings
- Avg. daily gain
- −10all time
- Best day
- Needs readings a day apart
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