Anthony Sylvester (American, b. 1986) is a Los Angeles-based music video director, commercial filmmaker and video artist whose work explores retro cameras and artificial intelligence.Over nearly two decades he has directed music videos and commercial work for Nike, Converse, Daft Punk, Sony Music, Katy Perry and Coinbase, among others, while building an independent art practice that combines personally shot VHS footage with AI-driven imagery.,,
His commercial work includes collaborations with Nike, Converse, Yonex, Comcast, ESPN and Coinbase, and he has directed music videos for record labels including Warner Music, Sony, Capitol and Atlantic Records, working with artists such as Yaeji, JPEGMAFIA and Channel Tres.,The experimental short Subtunes won awards on the festival circuit, and he also created an installation titled PLEASURES x Daft Punk.,SLAB C!TY was projected in Tokyo as part of a screening presented by Neo Shibuya.
His video art series Terraformatio is an eight-part project examining the transformation of American landscapes, pairing VHS footage he shot over years of travel with AI modeling and generative systems to explore the tension between human intervention and the scale of natural landforms.In The Alaskan Empire, he recontextualizes VHS footage from a sabbatical journey through Alaska into imagined post-industrial futures using artificial intelligence, addressing the fragility of the region's ecology; proceeds from the project are donated to the Alaska Wilderness League.
He works as Content Video Director at Base, and continues to develop and mint independent work on the blockchain.,In 2026 his work Life of Constant sold for 0.21 ETH in a market roundup from the newsletter 24 Hours of Art.
