Image title: The Harvesters Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1565 Source: The Met Collection “ The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world. ” — The Buddha Rust Never Sleeps: The Aesthetics of Decay in Contemporary Read more…
Image title: The Birth of the Virgin Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Date: 1467 Source: The Met Collection “ Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light. ” — Dorothy Thompson Neon Nirvana: The Spiritual Turn in Contemporary Light Installations Read more…
Image title: The Harvesters Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1565 Source: The Met Collection “ The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives. ” — Louise Hay The Algorithmic Brushstroke: When AI Learns to Paint Emotion Chapter I: Read more…
Image title: Oedipus and the Sphinx Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1864 Source: The Met Collection “ With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. ” — Oprah Winfrey Painting Smog: Environmental Anxiety on the Contemporary Canvas 1. The Industrial Read more…
Image title: Young Ladies of the Village Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1851–52 Source: The Met Collection “ The problem with Google is you have 360 degrees of omnidirectional information on a linear basis, but the algorithms for irony and ambiguity are not there. And those are the algorithms Read more…
Image title: The Abduction of the Sabine Women Medium: Oil on canvas Date: probably 1633–34 Source: The Met Collection “ The problem with Google is you have 360 degrees of omnidirectional information on a linear basis, but the algorithms for irony and ambiguity are not there. And those are Read more…
Image title: The Golden Age Medium: Oil on copper Date: 1605 Source: The Met Collection “ Pitching is the art of instilling fear. ” — Sandy Koufax Art After Mars: Speculative Painting in the Age of Space Colonization 1. From Cave Walls to Cosmic Vistas The story of Read more…
Image title: Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1891 Source: The Met Collection “ The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. ” — Aesop The Painter’s Algorithm: How AI Reimagines Abstract Expressionism Introduction: A Dialogue Between Canvas and Code For centuries, artists have Read more…
Image title: Spinario (boy pulling a thorn from his foot) Medium: Bronze, partially gilt (hair) and silvered (eyes) Date: probably modeled: 1496, cast: ca. 1501 Source: The Met Collection “ Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. ” — Plato Bronze Futures: How Ancient Read more…
Image title: Smith & Wesson .44 Double-Action Frontier Model Revolver decorated by Tiffany & Co. (serial no. 8401), with Case and Cleaning Rod Medium: Steel, silver, ivory, textile (chamois), wood (California laurel) Date: ca. 1893 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires Read more…