ABOUT
Digital Artist
ALAN BOLTON
Alan Bolton is a multidisciplinary digital artist from Ireland. His digital art journey began at age 15 upon discovering Photoshop on his home PC. Since then, his work has spanned from videography, photography, graphic design, and 3D art.
A graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology (B.A. in Business & Management, Digital Marketing, 2017), Alan began his career in Los Angeles as lead content creator for the popular YouTube channel MihranTV. There, he honed his skills in producing engaging social media content across multiple platforms.
Upon returning to Ireland, Alan has developed an impressive portfolio for global brands such as JUST Water and Sour Strips, and collaborated with world-renowned musicians including Tiësto, Deadmau5, and Example.
In 2020, Alan shifted focus toward his artistic practice, releasing digital artworks on platforms including MakersPlace, SuperRare, and Nifty Gateway. His collaborations include two music/art projects with Deadmau5 and record label Hau5trap, as well as a unique art partnership with Manchester City Football Club.
His work has been exhibited internationally, in Los Angeles, Canada, the UK, the Beijing Contemporary Art Show (2023), the Solana Breakpoint Art Expo (2024) in Singapore, and Context Art Miami (2025).
Artist Statement
Alan’s artistic practice centers on surreal and abstract 3D animation and still-image works, rendered with a high-quality, realistic finish. His pieces create a space where the familiar and the impossible converge, inviting viewers into dreamlike environments that challenge perception and provoke introspection.
Philosophical questions about life, consciousness, and the human condition deeply inspire him. Influences from Carl Jung, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud often echo through his visual language, informing a modern form of 3D surrealism that interprets their ideas through symbolic, otherworldly imagery.
For Alan, creating art is a way of exploring meaning: an attempt to navigate the tension between internal experience and external reality and to express concepts beyond words.
His work aims to spark curiosity, encouraging viewers to contemplate their own inner worlds, question the structures around them, and engage with the deeper psychological and existential themes woven throughout each piece.
Creative History
Alan began his creative journey at the age of 15, experimenting with Adobe Photoshop on his home computer (1). What started as curiosity quickly evolved into a passion for digital creation, leading him to produce a wide range of visual work for social media and personal projects. Some of his earliest pieces, created in 2009 (2), were inspired by his favorite DJ and producer, deadmau5. This long-standing inspiration came full circle in 2021, when Alan collaborated with deadmau5 on two music-art projects and later signed with the same management agency, Seven20.
Over the years, Alan expanded beyond Photoshop and became proficient across the Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Lightroom. He developed skills in photography and videography, working with clients both independently and professionally. His experience includes serving as Head of Content for MihranTV in Los Angeles, where he led creative direction and production.
In 2018, Alan began exploring 3D software, primarily Blender, initially creating music visuals for artists he admired. This exploration marked the beginning of his transition into 3D art, which has since become the foundation of his creative work. The combination of years of experimentation, technical growth, and artistic development continues to shape his distinctive visual style and high-quality renders today.
Alan’s work now centers primarily on Blender, while he actively experiments with emerging AI tools (3), integrating new technologies into his evolving creative process.
