“Perils of Sēsē” is an illustrative generative-meets-hand drawn digital art series by All Seeing Seneca. The artwork pays homage to the aesthetics and structure of storybooks and analog animation techniques, revealing the artist’s take on the generative genre. Seneca tells a new nonlinear, abstract narrative about the reflection of Self.

Perils (pg. 3sw)

෴෴෴ˢᵉⁿᵉᶜᵃסּ ͝סּ ͝סּ ͝

"𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒"

Gazing upon it, she dotes on its monstrosity and its vulnerability. 

From Seneca's genesis collection. 

LITTLE ONE

BESFWEN #24

Perils (pg. 3mq)

8.3” x 11”, Digital, Animated (2022)

This is an animated digital painting.

This piece is from the body of work “Portraiture by Seneca”. The work is the artists’ depiction of the stages of invocation, emergence, endurance, and persistence. Each piece detailing a presence in one’s self that is ultimately manifested by the artists’ dream-like imagery. These works invoke a feeling of something cosmic, something beyond ourselves - and yet a tenderness shows through. The audience will notice sometimes the familiar figure of a young child will show up amidst the surrealism. Seneca continues to push and develop her visual vocabulary of her own metaphorical creatures in this new body of work.

Portrait of Emergence

There was no sound when it arrived. No grand proclamation, no violent rupture. Just the quiet, earth-rumbling hum of something vast and inevitable settling into place. It did not ask for permission, nor did it need to.

She saw it first. Or maybe she was simply the last to still be looking. Its shape was unknowable, but it did not need a name. Not born, not built - something in between.

This painting explores the shifting ground beneath humanity’s latest innovations—the slow, irreversible handover from maker to machine, from thought to automation. A being both mechanical and organic, a creation that transcends its creator. The girl may only witness, as we all do, standing at the threshold of something new, something inescapable. 
And yet, even in this moment of overwhelming transformation, a question lingers: Is this the birth of something greater, or the moment humanity finally lets go?

The Day We Witnessed Creation

Perils (pg. 5e7)

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘕𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵, 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩-𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰.

𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵. 𝘖𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 - 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯.

This painting explores the shifting ground beneath humanity’s latest innovations - the slow, irreversible handover from maker to machine, from thought to automation. A being both mechanical and organic, a creation that transcends its creator. The girl may only witness, as we all do, standing at the threshold of something new, something inescapable. 
And yet, even in this moment of overwhelming transformation, a question lingers: Is this the birth of something greater, or the moment humanity finally lets go?

SuperRare

Perils (pg. 4t2)

“Perils of Sēsē” is an illustrative generative-meets-hand drawn digital art series, limited to a number of unique pieces by All Seeing Seneca.
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Seneca once again uses her artistic voice, stemming from a background of traditional illustration and animation, to tell a new nonlinear, abstract story about the reflection of Self.
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Perils stars three new creatures and a child protagonist inspired by new lore. The series pays homage to the aesthetics and structure of storybooks and analog animation techniques, revealing the artist’s refreshing take on the generative art scene.
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Perils is made up of three chapters and each page represents a singular idiosyncratic timeline, granting the viewer the ability to collect and curate their own path in this sprawling and mystical tale.

‍Each artwork is a standalone painting and has three different “blooms” of borders that are revealed only in time.

Perils of Sēsē by All Seeing Seneca

8” x 11”, Digital, Animated (2022) 

This is an animated digital painting.

This piece is from the body of work “Portraiture by Seneca”. The work is the artists’ depiction of the stages of invocation, emergence, endurance, and persistence. Each piece detailing a presence in one’s self that is ultimately manifested by the artists’ dream-like imagery. These works invoke a feeling of something cosmic, something beyond ourselves - and yet a tenderness shows through. The audience will notice sometimes the familiar figure of a young child will show up amidst the surrealism. Seneca continues to push and develop her visual vocabulary of her own metaphorical creatures in this new body of work.


Portrait of Endure

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022

In discussing her creation of Portraiture, All Seeing Seneca said, “I'm trying to convey the quiet, but fiery part of our souls. The cosmic feeling parts that are unexplainable with words and better shown through creatures and concepts."  

Phillips is pleased to announce Portraiture by Seneca, the latest body of work by All Seeing Seneca featuring three animated 1:1 NFTs alongside the artist’s first painting to be offered at auction. Gaining international acclaim for her role as the lead designer of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Seneca has since become a central figure in the digital art world. Depicting the stages of invocation, emergence, endurance, and persistence, each work in Portraiture details a presence in oneself that is ultimately manifested through the artist's vivid imagery. Through this project, Seneca continues to push and develop the visual vocabulary of her own metaphorical creatures through different mediums. The NFTs in Portraiture will be minted through MoonPay’s new self-service platform, HyperMint, and the sale will be open for bidding on Phillips.com from 29 November to 2 December.

Portraiture by Seneca

Shermie

Shermie by Seneca

"Internal Reverie"
Digital Sketch
All Seeing Seneca
2025

This artwork is accompanied by the final physical painting.

Seneca’s process begins with digitally painting the artwork before translating it into a physical painting. “Internal Reverie” depicts a girl in a periwinkle dress within a dreamscape, confronted by a feline-like entity that symbolizes a surreal and emotional encounter. An ethereal swan spirit hovers in the air, appearing to protect and guide the girl.

෴෴෴ˢᵉⁿᵉᶜᵃסּ ͝סּ ͝סּ ͝ (allseeingseneca)

෴෴෴ˢᵉⁿᵉᶜᵃסּ ͝סּ ͝סּ ͝ (allseeingseneca)

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