Originally posted on Substack Make things happen, Don’t let things happen to you. -Syed Sharukh Hello creatives! I’ve been spending quite a bit of time learning a bunch of technologies in the last year to continue stepping up the various skills needed to really try what I have in my mind. Much of it has to do with in real life materials but using generative techniques to really drive it and so I hope to share in the future....

Originally posted on Substack The detail is everything -Vladimir Nabokov As much as the last year has been at a slower pace of releasing this newsletter. I do want to get back into the habit of highlighting the wonderful world of generative and creative coding arts on a more regular basis so I hope you have been able to enjoy the work. Few Thoughts on AI Art You will find that much of this weeks highlights do look at the Stable Diffusion model that has been released in the past 2 weeks....

Originally posted on Substack It is a commonplace among artists and children at play that they’re not aware of time or solitude while they’re chasing their vision. The hours fly. - Steven Pressfield I’ve been reading the book “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield and have found a number of quotes that have resonated with me quite a bit over the last year. Specifically when it comes to knowing how to simple continue....

Originally posted on Substack It’s a great time to be a creator. Trust your creativity. -Ron Howard Reflecting on the past year.. {{ youtube OFI1FJcGLeM }} The Art of John Edmark What do plants know about numbers? A certain spiral pattern commonly seen in sunflowers, pinecones, and many species of cacti contains some surprising numerical properties. In this brisk talk, Paul Dancstep investigates this pattern through several kinetic sculptures by artist John Edmark....

Originally posted on Substack “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” -Ken Robinson I’ve had a number of requests and personal interest where 3D imagery is used to create generative art. So I hope that this is beneficial. Generative art can be done in almost every application. You will find that it can be done in Photoshop, using code, using simply code in the browser, or just by hand as one of my fellow generative artists (Dan Gries) has done....

Originally posted on Substack If it doesn’t fit comfortably within your heart, let it go. - Toni Sorenson Well its been a little over a month since the last newsletter has gone out. There are just too many things to get done in a day. Also, I have been working at making the links from the last 40+ newsletters in one place so that they are more accessible. Right now they are just a Markdown page but hopefully will give this a little more structure as well....

Originally posted on Substack The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery -Francis Bacon Hello Friends, It’s been another couple weeks since the last edition has gone out. I’ve been spending time on my own artwork, gathering books and inspirations along with traveling and working on another project involving blockchains. Hope you enjoy! Chris Ried 📰 Happenings Eyeo Festival - June 14 - 17, 2022 School of Poetic Computation - Multiple Courses Anderson Ranch Art Center - Multiple Classes Processing and Laser: Creative Code to Wood Panel - June 27 - July 1, 2022 Drawing with Machines - July 18 - 22, 2022 📸 Generative Meet Vera Monar, the 98-Year-Old Generative Art Pioneer Who Is Enjoying New Relevance at the Venice Bienniale “For me, arriving in Paris was happiness,” Molnár told me of her emigration to the French capital in 1947 with François Molnar, who would become her husband....

Originally posted on Substack Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside of you, to make your soul grow. Seriously! I mean starting right now, do art and do it for the rest of your lives. - Kurt Vonnegut The quote above is so powerful that I really don’t think there is much more to be said....

Originally posted on Substack “Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.” - Jennifer Elisabeth I would love to see some critique in the generative arts space… But a traditional art critic would give us a perspective of how it fits into the tapestry of art history and the emerging trends that occur within the community....

Originally posted on Substack “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” - Thomas Merton Good Evening Readers! It’s been a rather interesting couple of months adjusting to full-time work at home and trying to really give a thorough think on what it means to make art, and what does generative art stand for in the context of today. Many questions that have been on my mind are:...