Constant Brinkman

 

CEO & Co-Founder Dead End Gallery

Constant Brinkman (aka The Algorithm Alchemist) is a creative entrepreneur, AI enthusiast, and innovator in the intersection of technology and art. As the Co-Founder and Director of Dead End Gallery in Amsterdam, the world’s first AI-driven art gallery, he has been at the forefront of exploring and showcasing the possibilities of artificial intelligence in the creative arts. Brinkman is also a seasoned event organizer, having hosted numerous lectures, keynotes, and events focused on AI, including the AI Movie Filmfest Amsterdam.

With a career spanning several decades, Brinkman has founded and led multiple tech companies, including Colibri, where he developed specialized software solutions for logistics, ticketing systems, and team planning for major festivals such as de Parade, ITGWO, Eurosonic-Noorderslag and Oerol. His expertise extends to both hardware and software, having worked on CNC machine development, big data applications, and AI strategies across various tech and creative enterprises.

Brinkman’s passion for AI and technology is matched by his commitment to fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the AI community. He has delivered keynotes and lectures for organizations such as ABN-AMRO, Lufthansa, Achmea, and Unilever, and has supported PhD research for students from universities worldwide.

A well-connected figure within the AI and tech communities, Brinkman continues to push the boundaries of innovation, blending technology and creativity to inspire the next generation of AI-driven art and experiences. His work has been recognized in prominent media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Harpers Bazaar.

photos: Reshaping Work 2024
photos: Reshaping Work 2024

Reference List
Publicity, talks, and exhibits:
- EWMagazine, April 2025 - Talk about the Gallery and making AI creative 
- ABN AMRO, March 2025, Keynote AI and Creativity
- Nederlands Dagblad, April 2025, Longread Can art exist withou a human artist? link

- EWMagazine, April 2025, AI-created art is here to stay. link
- Geert Groot College, March 2025, Keynote AI and Creativity
- Montfort University, March 2025, Keynote AI and Creativity

- NU.nl, February 2025, Interview about the AI action at Christies link
- Vitens, Februari 2025, Keynote AI and Creativity
- DnB, Februari 2025, Talk about how Digital Custodian is made
- HvA, Februari 2025, Keynote about AI and Creativity
- Islands, Januari 2024, Article about our Gallery. link
- Volkskrant, December 2024, Article about creating our own AI characters link
- Artemis Academie, December 2024, Art with AI, What is possible?
- Morningstar Sustainable Investing Summit, November 2024, Talk "AI: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility"
- Dutch Business Council Korea, November 2024, Talk "Can AI be Creative"
- e-Daily, November 2024, Interview newspaper
- PON, November 2024, Keynote on AI and creativity
- AI Content Festival Korea, November 2024, Opening keynote AI content festival
- Reshaping Work 2024 conference Amsterdam / Rode Hoed, October 2024, Expo and talks
- AI transformation Forum, October 2024, Hoofddorp, Expo and Talk,
- World AI Summit Amsterdam, October 2024, Artshow
- DSI 25-years event, Talk about AI artists, Amsterdam
- Capital-C, October 2024, Art-Show "Ceci n’est pas de l’ia"
- Het Parool, October 2024, Can Computers make Art?
- Coca-Cola, September 2024, Lecture Gallery
- ABNAMRO learning week June 2024, Keynote lecture about Art and Creativity
- BNR Big-Five, June 2024 1 hour talk about AI Art with Diana Matroos link
- AI filmfestival, June 2024, talks and interviews, hosted by De Dead End Gallery
- Rijksmuseum, April 2024, Lezing voor Pon over Art en Creativity
- a.i. ART podcast, Maart 2024, podcast door Dimitry van den Berg en David Vijsma
- Artphy, March 2024, Expo Ars Intelligentia with Geert Mul, Bas Uterwijk and Jeroen vd Most

- Accenture, March 2024, Lecture and artworks
- Mediacollege, Februari 2024, Talk about AI, Images rights and creativity
- NRK, Januari 2024, Tour and lecture about what is possible with AI

- WORLD Radio, Januari 2024, Podcast with Mary Muncy "The AI of the beholder"
- CNN, Anderson Cooper, December 2023, TV show 'A.I. and the Future of Humanity'
- The World and Everything in It, Postcast "The AI of the beholder" link
- Vaktor, November 2023. Lecture about making art with AI and be more creative with AI
- Europort, November 2023, Opening and Talk/Interview
- C-punt Hoofddorp, November 2023, Expo 'The muze in the machine'
- Rotary Amsterdam, October 2023, Lecture about AI art
- NU.nl, August 2023, article about 'Within 2 years every museum owns works made with AI'
- Odapark, March 2023, Lecture about 'AI, art and the IP', With Sem Bakker.
- Kunst Centrum Haarlem, June 2023, artshow 'Artistieke Impact'
- Emerce TV, December 2023, TV Show subject 'Kan en mag Artificial Intelligence creatief zijn?' With Sem Bakker
- House of Mobnility / Pon, November 2023, Lecture about How to make AI creative and what is AI-Art?
- Emerce Eday, October 2023, Talk about art and Creativity with Maarten Lamers and Sem Bakker
- Lufthansa, September 2023, Lecture about how we create our artists and how they create art
- Unilever, June 2023, Lecture about creating art with AI
- Financieel Dagblad, Juni 2023, artikel 'In deze galerie is alles AI - zelfs de kunstenaars'
- Euronews, March 2023, Items about Dead End Gallery link
- NOS journal, March 2023, TV-Item about opening of First AI Gallery

photos: Morningstar
photos: Morningstar