Malik Arbab

Technical Director & Creative Technologist · Frankfurt am Main

About

Malik Arbab is a visual artist specializing in visual representation and machine learning. He pairs current technology with artistic expression to push against the boundaries of traditional art forms, and in doing so draws out the friction between the analog and the digital, between what has grown organically and what has been artificially made. His works are not just aesthetic representations. They reflect on the possibilities and limits of a contemporary existence shaped by technology. Arbab stands for a new generation of artists who grew up in the digital era and move easily between technology and art.

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The actual pipeline, drawn live. Signal runs from capture through training and code into composition and out into the world. Hover a node to see what it talks to.

Selected credits

  • 2023 Designed the sleeve for the Tresor 350 compilation 'yet' (Tresor Records) and created the AI music video for Jean Redondo's 'Hypersonic', premiered by CLOT Magazine. — CLOT Magazine / Tresor Records
  • 2024 Exhibited at Human Lab 4.0, P61 Gallery Berlin. — Human Lab 4.0 / P61 Gallery
  • Ongoing Artwork for Tresor Berlin events. — Tresor Berlin

Services & expertise

Technical Development

System Architecture

  • Full-stack web applications
  • Real-time processing pipelines
  • Database architecture & optimization
  • WebGL/WebGPU implementations
  • High-performance computing systems

Machine Learning

  • Neural rendering (NeRFs, Gaussian Splatting)
  • Custom ML model development
  • Real-time inference optimization
  • Point cloud processing
  • Photogrammetry pipelines

Creative Technology

Real-time Graphics

  • Three.js and WebGL development
  • Real-time 3D applications
  • Interactive installations
  • GPU-accelerated visualizations
  • Procedural generation systems
  • Game engine integration

Creative Coding

  • Generative art systems
  • Interactive experiences
  • Visual programming (TouchDesigner, vvvv)
  • Live performance systems
  • Custom creative tools
  • Motion reactive installations

Visual Production

3D & Motion

  • Motion design & animation
  • 3D modeling & texturing
  • Character & environment design
  • Procedural asset creation
  • VFX & compositing

Digital Art

  • Concept development
  • Digital illustration
  • Art direction
  • Brand identity design
  • UI/UX design systems

Tools & technologies

Development
Python • TypeScript • Three.js • Odin • P5.js • Next.js • React • Convex • TailwindCSS • GSAP • Framer Motion • WebGL • WebGPU • C++ • VS Code
3D & Real-time
Blender • C4D • Maya • UE5 • Houdini • SpeedTree • Gaea • ZBrush • Marvelous Designer • Character Creator • iClone • EmberGen • Lumen • Redshift • Liquigen • Substance Painter • Substance Designer • Wrap 4D • Reality Capture • Cascadeur
VFX & Post
After Effects • DaVinci Resolve • BorisFX Silhouette • Syntheyes
Creative Coding
TouchDesigner • Notch • Resolume • vvvv gamma • Processing • Max/MSP • Arduino • Raspberry Pi
ML & Neural Graphics
PyTorch • TensorFlow • NeRF • Gaussian Splatting • Stable Diffusion • ComfyUI
Design & Collaboration
Adobe Creative Suite • Figma • Git • Docker

Working together

ai@malikarbab.de