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Nettrice Gaskins
Nettrice Gaskins

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Sep 7

Afro-Improvisation & My Trip to Rio: Part 1

In a couple of weeks I will be heading to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will be the third and last in-person gathering for my Ford Global Fellowship cohort. Brazil (and South America) has been on my ‘bucket list’ for many years, a desire that was intensified when viewing the…

Embodied Improvisation

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Afro-Improvisation & My Trip to Rio: Part 1
Afro-Improvisation & My Trip to Rio: Part 1
Embodied Improvisation

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Aug 31

Romare Bearden, Mechanical Reproduction & Generative AI

One of my recent book cover art commissions was released by the author on social media (see below) and someone commented/asked whether or not the original artists were credited since it’s “AI Art”. Part of my response was to ask this question: Did Romare Bearden credit the original photographers in…

Romare Bearden

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Romare Bearden, Mechanical Reproduction & Generative AI
Romare Bearden, Mechanical Reproduction & Generative AI
Romare Bearden

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Aug 26

Remixing Generative AI: From Sonic Collage to Midjourney

I once enrolled in an independent study course with sound artist and SAIC professor Shawn Decker. Shawn showed me how to chop up songs and loop the parts I liked. I recall enjoying the process of looping from songs such as Eric B & Rakim’s “I Know You…

Remixing

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Remixing Generative AI: From Sonic Collage to Midjourney
Remixing Generative AI: From Sonic Collage to Midjourney
Remixing

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Aug 18

STEAM-H: Hip Hop & STEAM Innovation

As a high school student I loved listening to EPMD. When I became a PhD student a few decades later I learned about the improvisational methods they used to produce the songs I enjoyed. For example, their original demo music was recorded at a small studio on an Ampex 456…

Hip Hop

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STEAM-H: Hip Hop & STEAM Innovation
STEAM-H: Hip Hop & STEAM Innovation
Hip Hop

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Aug 11

50 Years of Hip Hop Told Using Generative AI Art

Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity. — AP News

Hip Hop Culture

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50 Years of Hip Hop Told Using Generative AI Art
50 Years of Hip Hop Told Using Generative AI Art
Hip Hop Culture

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Jul 28

Daughters of the Dust, Sister Lou & Generative AI Art

I saw “Daughters of the Dust” while I was an undergraduate computer art student at Pratt Institute. The subject matter, imagery, and the aesthetic of this ground-breaking film would later impact the way I used generative AI. Other “texts” such as Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” and Kristin Hunter’s “The…

Julie Dash

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Daughters of the Dust, Sister Lou & Generative AI Art
Daughters of the Dust, Sister Lou & Generative AI Art
Julie Dash

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Jul 6

The Role of the Artist in Generative AI

My major in grad school was Art & Technology Studies but we were allowed to take courses in other departments, so I took an elective course titled Artist Techniques and Media. ATS focused on technological inquiry as both medium and subject. However, in the Artist Techniques…

Prompt Engineering

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The Role of the Artist in Generative AI
The Role of the Artist in Generative AI
Prompt Engineering

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Jun 14

Black Music Month, AI & The Demographics of Innovation

In the late 1970s President Jimmy Carter declared that June would be Black Music Month to recognize the incredible influence that Black music has had on the United States and the world. …

Black Music Month

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Black Music Month, AI & The Demographics of Innovation
Black Music Month, AI & The Demographics of Innovation
Black Music Month

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May 23

Midjourney and the Science of Color

Color 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 Theory

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Midjourney and the Science of Color
Midjourney and the Science of Color
Color Theory

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May 20

Space as Algo-Rhythm: Situated & Embodied Interactions in Making

In 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 Culture

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Space as Algo-Rhythm: Situated & Embodied Interactions in Making
Space as Algo-Rhythm: Situated & Embodied Interactions in Making
Maker Culture

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Nettrice Gaskins

Nettrice Gaskins

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Nettrice is a digital artist, academic, cultural critic and advocate of STEAM education.

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