ArtistProfiler.art is a web-based artwork and research platform by Maxime Chanson. It invites each artist to identify and explore what makes their practice singular.

The platform situates each artist among established artists who share a similar profile — the same Motor (the deep motivation behind creation) and Means (the preferred form of expression) — within a 24 × 24 classification.

ArtistProfiler.art currently features over 3,000 Analytical Portraits of established artists. Each portrait includes:

• a detailed Motor-Means profile;
• a selection of images and videos of artworks;
• information on the artist's presence in the international and/or French art scene;
• a  list of artists with a comparable profile.

You can map your own profile by creating a personal page and selecting the Motor and Means that best describe your practice, and discover the artists whose profile is closest to yours.

*The methodology draws on the book 700 Artists’ Processes (Éditions Jannink, 2013, Paris).

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