Somewhere in the vastness of latent space, almost everything you can imagine exists.

Maneki Neko went exploring there and searched for some of her kin. She found them, coalescing out of dreams: happy, hyper-colorful, ornately gilded cat figurines waving at her and welcoming her to their surreal milieu. She decided to share some of the portraits of her new friends with the world outside.

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These pieces are AI-infused art 1/1s created from Maneki Neko's experiments with image synthesis using Stable Diffusion. Most are unedited, but some have been (can you guess which?). All were made in the spirit of fun and experimentation and explore some of Maneki's favorite art styles.

The collection name comes from the song running through Maneki's head every time she made a new piece: "Kore Nani? Neko!" by Kit Kot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiXdN4tRxZc). It means "What's this? It's a cat!" in English.

Digital Image: 2400x2400 px