May 23Midjourney and the Science of ColorColor theory is both the science and art of using color. It explains how humans perceive color; and the visual effects of how colors mix, match or contrast with each other. Color theory also involves the messages colors communicate; and the methods used to replicate color. For example, teal is…Color Theory3 min readColor Theory3 min read
May 20Space as Algo-Rhythm: Situated & Embodied Interactions in MakingIn 1971 writer/critic Amiri Baraka envisioned more human-centered developments in technology. His essay “Technology & Ethos Vol. 2 Book of Life” inspired what became techno-vernacular creativity, a term I coined as a PhD candidate (and it’s the title of my first book). Baraka writes, The so called fine artist realizes…Maker Culture4 min readMaker Culture4 min read
May 4Art Intersections: From Visual Arts & Computer Graphics to A.I.When my high school visual art teacher Mrs. Sidebottom first suggested I take her Computer Graphics (CG) class I declined. I was a Visual Arts major and CG sounded too much like the computer programming my mother did. I was eventually persuaded to take the class and in just one…Visual Art4 min readVisual Art4 min read
Apr 30Meta-Prompting & Artificial CreativityLast week I was invited to submit AI artwork for an upcoming expo titled “The Art of Equality: A Journey to Justice” hosted by the United Nations in Geneva in October 2023. …Ai Art4 min readAi Art4 min read
Apr 21Humanity in the Machine: A Midjourney ExperimentOne of the complaints I hear about the use of AI to create art is that it takes the humanity (soul) out of the creative process. To test this, I used two of my favorite Midjourney features (describe and permutations) with several of my old oil paintings. The describe feature…Midjourney3 min readMidjourney3 min read
Apr 17Warhol, Copyright & Fair Use for AIIn 2017, the Andy Warhol Foundation launched a preemptive lawsuit against photographer Lynn Goldsmith, who captured photos of the late musician Prince in 1981 for Newsweek. Warhol was later commissioned by Vanity Fair in 1984 to produce a pop art recreation of one of the images, after licensing it for…Andy Warhol4 min readAndy Warhol4 min read
Apr 13Beyond ChatGPT: Text-to-Image AI GeneratorsAI development is keeping creators on their toes. Every other week there’s a new AI tool, platform, or feature to explore. At the top of my list was animating character faces for a couple of upcoming projects. I need to create consistent, as well as layered or complex imagery for…Text To Image Generation3 min readText To Image Generation3 min read
Apr 4Afro-Surrealist AI Art is RIGHT NOWMidjourney tested a new feature today: /describe for image2text. You can use the /describe command and upload an image to get 4 text prompts that try to describe the image. I decided it was a great time to explore Afro-Surrealism. First coined by Amiri Baraka in 1974, Afro-Surrealist art combines…Afrosurrealism3 min readAfrosurrealism3 min read
Apr 1Live or Memorex: AI & Photographic TruthThe tag line advertising and marketing jingle “Is it live or is it Memorex?” became popular in the early 1980s by the American company Memorex. It was used to describe the “live-like” audio quality of their cassette tapes that were used in 1970s & 1980s boom boxes. The image above…Deepfakes4 min readDeepfakes4 min read
Mar 23Revisionist Art & Recontextualizing Iconography Using AIAs an art student I was exposed to artworks that used popular iconography to make socio-political statements. For example, Renee Cox, whose photographs — frequently self-portraits — explores issues related to the representation and exploitation of Black bodies while seeking to create new positive imagery. …Revisionism4 min readRevisionism4 min read
