AI + I presentation
AI + I presentation: So much new and I don’t even know where to start. Maybe with a sentence from Andy Warhol: “Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.”
As hopefully everyone knows I don’t pursue any agendas (except to praise myself, of course). Whether someone is interested in my desperate attempts to create art, or is interested in topics like Dao or Zen or my thoughts on them, is something I cannot influence, nor do I have any intentions to do so. What I’m trying to do is to introduce some of my ideas and – ideally – give readers a “bone to chew on”. In addition to the pleasure in itself that comes from looking at my pictures, sure.
Of course, when it comes to AI, things get even more complicated. And since there are already some misunderstandings, I would like to clarify my position on this again: Art is Art and is created in a dialogue between my self, which is largely philosophically determined, and the painting surface. Point, basta. Even which painting media (oil, ink, mixed media…) I use is of secondary importance to me.
But for an artist there are other areas that she/he has to deal with, such as presentation of the artwork or marketing. And I think that the sensible use of new technologies for these purposes can be very helpful. Above all, you save a huge amount of time if you have small things taken care of elsewhere.
presentation 1: a small painting
I would like to introduce a little experiment and, for the sake of a better effect, I have chosen a work that probably does not immediately cause a “love at first sight” feeling to everybody. The picture is a work from last year with various inks on paper and is only approx. 20 x 30 cm in size. Big enough for our game.
In the following clip I would like to show how this little work, presented in an appropriate ambience, can change its character and – in the best case – a different relationship to the work can arise in the viewer.
It’s easy to imagine the possibilities that open up there. You have to be careful to concentrate on the essentials and ignore all the gimmicks that are on offer. Unfortunately, despite all this, it still always turns into work 😊
presentation 2: book illustrations
Last week, Wolfgang Kubin and I presented his new book in Vienna, which I was allowed to illustrate. The illustrations in the book are in black and white, which has its own charm. And now I have put together a presentation for interested readers in which the images are shown in color and in a virtual interior.
And finally: I will try not to address the topic of AI often in my posts, don’t worry! If I introduce reels that were also generated with AI, I will show them as “Extra” at the end of the posting.
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