Nettrice GaskinsGenerative AI Art as a Therapeutic ToolMy life during the nearly three-year Covid-19 lockdown was made bearable through the creation of generative AI images. Every day since 2016…4 min read·Apr 12, 2024--1--1
Nettrice GaskinsFrom the ‘Metaverse’ to Latent Space: Exploring Style ReferenceFourteen years ago, I proposed to create an homage to Afrofuturism in Second Life or SL, an online, virtual 3D world populated by users who…5 min read·Apr 7, 2024----
Nettrice GaskinsCreating With Generative AI: It’s More Than a PromptI recently read an interesting article (can’t recall where) that attempted to debunk the notion that the generative AI art making process…5 min read·Apr 4, 2024--1--1
Nettrice GaskinsAmerican Fiction, AI & Willonious’ Film ReparationsIn the film American Fiction, a writer named Monk becomes fed up with the mainstream publishing industry that profits from and relies on…4 min read·Mar 21, 2024----
Nettrice GaskinsComputer Graphics in the Era of AI: From the 1960s to the PresentComputer Graphics (also CG or CGI) was coined in 1960 by Boeing researcher Verne Hudson and graphic designer William Fetter. Several early…5 min read·Mar 20, 2024--2--2
Nettrice GaskinsElectrofunk Revisited: Women’s History Month EditionElectro (or electrofunk) is a genre of electronic music and early hip hop directly influenced by the use of the Roland TR-808 drum machine…4 min read·Mar 12, 2024--1--1
Nettrice GaskinsFunky Afro Diva Androids: Riffing With GenAI ToolsEarlier this year I created a series of images using the previous version of Midjourney (v5.2). The initial prompts came from an…4 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
Nettrice GaskinsWithin Our Gates: The Problem With Innovation & InventionEpisode two of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, a 2020–21 TV series that combined science fiction and Jim Crow segregation features Gil…6 min read·Mar 6, 2024----
Nettrice GaskinsGenerative AI Art: Process & Skill DevelopmentAs generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) developers deploy more tools for artists & designers I receive more questions from educators…5 min read·Mar 1, 2024----
Nettrice GaskinsThe Blues Algorithm: Computational Black CreativityComposers, artists and craftspeople throughout history have relied on patterns and rules as they create. I have been obsessed with the…4 min read·Feb 19, 2024----