ArtistProfiler.art is a web-based artwork and research platform by Maxime Chanson. It invites artists to identify and explore the singularity of their practice.

The platform situates each artist among established artists who share a similar profile— specifically the same Motor (underlying creative drive) and Means of expression (preferred mode of expression) —within a 24 × 24 classification.

It currently hosts dedicated pages for almost 3,000 Analytical Portraits of established artists. Each portrait includes:

• a detailed Motor-Means profile;
• a representative selection of works (images and videos);
• information about the artist's presence in the French and international art scenes;
• a set of related artists whose profiles are closely aligned.

You can map your own profile by creating a personal page and selecting the Motor and Means that best describe your practice. This instantly positions you among artists whose profiles are closest to yours.

*To learn more about the methodology, see 700 Artists’ Processes (Éditions Jannink, 2013, Paris).

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