Julien Durand

@julienaiart674K total followers

About

I am Julien | MJM, an international AI artist based in California, with a background in photography and mechanical engineering, fully self-taught in AI art. Since 2023 I have exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery, in Tokyo, Buenos Aires, and at Burning Man. My work spans AI imagery, cinematic AI video, and music videos. I am just a man on a journey with a robot.

Julien Durand

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The Paper Dragon 🐉 Akane carries a hundred talismans in her sash. Above the clouds, it only takes one to call the dragon. Made on @dreamina_ai. #dreamina #dreaminacreators #aianimation #onmyoji #retroanime

Gravity Bender 🌧️ Every unit in the city was sent after one girl in a red raincoat. They chased her across the rooftops and through the flooded tunnels, and she never once tried to lose them. #aianimation #aifilmmaker #cyberpunkart #90sanime #comfyui

After Hours 🏫 A schoolgirl alone in an empty corridor at night. A tall teacher with no face waits at the far end, and the lights start to flicker. #animehorror #japanesehorror #retroanime #aishortfilm

The Tea Ceremony 🍵 The teahouse opens after midnight. One guest at a time, and she always pours first. Created with @lumalabsai. #LumaCPP #aianimation #aifilmmaker #japanesehorror #geisha

The Burned Shrine ⛩️ A wandering ronin stops to rest in an abandoned shrine at night, and his own body turns against him. Created with @lumalabsai. #LumaCPP #aianimation #aifilmmaker #yokai #japanesehorror

The Battle of the Exorcist 9 📜 This hall trained exorcists once. One of them never left, and the demon that possessed her took everything she learned here. Made on @openart_ai. #aianimation #aifilmmaker #onmyoji #japanesefolklore #retroanime

Ninja in New York 🥷🌃 New York, 1987. One alley, one way out, and five punks standing in it. He walked in under the elevated train with a hockey bag on his back. Made, upscaled and edited on the go, on the Dell Pro Precision 7 16. #DellProPrecision #DellTech #NVIDIA #aianimation #retroanime

Naginata at Dusk ⛩️ A ruined mountain shrine at dusk. A demon hunter with a naginata, and something living inside her that does not want to leave. #demonroad #onmyoji #retroanime #japanesefolklore

The Court Arrives 👑 A fox, a spider widow, a snow witch, a moth and an oni. They all work for the same woman. #demonroad #darkfantasyart #retroanime #aishortfilm

The Gambler 🎲 An abandoned post town, a tattooed gambler with card knives, and an exorcist who deals her talismans like cards. #demonroad #onmyoji #retroanime #aishortfilm

Kabuki at Sunset 🎭 A possessed kabuki champion against an exorcist with a stack of paper talismans. The show starts at sunset. #demonroad #onmyoji #japanesefolklore #retroanime

The Bridge Keeper 🌉 A bridge in the fog, hung with swords, sandals and locks of hair. A young swordsman refuses to pay the keeper. #demonroad #japanesefolklore #retroanime #aishortfilm

The Queen Comes to Town 👹 A demon queen walks into a quiet post town looking for one exorcist. Nobody in town wants to be the one who knows where she is. #demonroad #yokai #japanesefolklore #aishortfilm

The Tengu's Test 🪶⛩️ High above the mountain shrine, the crow tengu tests any swordsman who climbs up and calls his name. Most go home with a bruise and a story. A Demon Road side story, made on @openart_ai. #aianimation #aifilmmaker #yokai #tengu #japanesefolklore

Akane and the Demon Queen ⛩️🔥 One writes the talismans. The other burns them. #demonroad #onmyoji #yokaiart #darkfantasyart #retroanimeart

The Collection 💵 Collection day under the rail line. The yakuza boss brings his clan to a tiny repair shop, and the old man has nothing left to pay. Things do not go as planned. Made on @officialartcraftstudios. #aianimation #aifilmmaker #animenoir #retroanime #cyberpunkart