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For Sale More Poet Than Academic

The False Consensus Effect • 0 implied HN points • 21 May 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Paintings Acrylic Canvas
  1. The artist is selling unique handmade paintings with prices ranging from $40 to $188, and sharing details about upcoming shows where the artworks can be viewed.
  2. Shipping costs have decreased due to the completion of the Panama canal, making it more affordable to purchase and transport the paintings.
  3. The artist has a whimsical and humorous approach to promoting their work, adding an enjoyable touch to the sales pitch.

Artificial Intelligence Art and Cooking

Erik Examines • 0 implied HN points • 20 Apr 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Technology Creativity Education Impacts
  1. Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing various aspects of life, similar to the internet and smartphone revolutions.
  2. Creating AI art involves providing text prompts to generate images, which requires skill and practice to master.
  3. AI art has limitations in understanding 3D environments and complex movements, but is useful for creating standalone images like book covers and posters.

Transformers: Terminal (Trailer) by Tomi Faison & Miles Engel-Hawbecker

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 10 Oct 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Animation Film
  1. The post shares a trailer for a project called Transformers: Terminal by Tomi Faison & Miles Engel-Hawbecker.
  2. The story seems to involve characters Aidan and Sierra navigating a virtual relationship as they work on filming a video series at Comic-Con.
  3. Aidan undergoes a transformation into a monstrous toy embodying Sierra's online persona after facing challenges and disasters in their journey.

Arverne Cinema: Do Not Research in Rockaway

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 07 Jul 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Film Internet culture Experimental
  1. The event 'Do Not Research' presented video works exploring internet subcultures like queer furry militias, UFOs, and conspiracy theories.
  2. Various artists were featured in the program, including Dorian Electra, Dana Greenleaf, David Noel, and Nick Vyssotsky.
  3. The screening was followed by a Q&A session with Tomi Faison and directors Dana Greenleaf & Nick Vyssotsky.

Rhizome Presents: Do Not Research Book Launch at the New Museum

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 06 Jun 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Art Community Book launch Digital Publishing
  1. Do Not Research is an online community and publishing platform that launched a new book in 2022.
  2. The book launch event includes a conversation between Joshua Citarella and Lauren Boyle of DIS about translating artist projects to institutional practices.
  3. DIS, an artist collective dating back to 2010, evolved from _DIS Magazine_ to the streaming platform Dis.art in 2018.
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A Total Portrait With No Omissions

Cybernetic Forests • 0 implied HN points • 01 Mar 21
🎨 Art & Illustration Digital Art
  1. Photogrammetry captures details of surfaces and objects without physical contact, creating digital models.
  2. Photogrammetry's history stems from a young architect's idea to use film cameras to measure buildings.
  3. Using photogrammetry, thousands of images can be stitched together to recreate lost architectural wonders or create digital maps.

DNR IRL @ lower_cavity by Toniann Fernandez

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 23 Apr 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Exhibition Community Digital Art Sculpture Performance art
  1. The first IRL exhibition of work by the Do Not Research community opened on April 23, 2022 at lower_cavity in Western Massachusetts, showcasing art that challenges traditional spaces and explores counter-hegemonic narratives.
  2. Artists in the exhibition presented work that navigates complex topics like conspiracy theories, digital information systems, and the impact of internet culture on art creation.
  3. The exhibition at lower_cavity featured a diverse range of artworks that delved into speculative objects, over-hyphenated future concepts, and a blend of digital and physical representations of historical and political events.

Cybernetic Forests

Cybernetic Forests • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jan 21
🎨 Art & Illustration Technology Nature Society
  1. The newsletter 'Cybernetic Forests' explores the social impacts of technology through art and research, connecting the past to the present.
  2. The author is skeptical of hype, PR, and market news, focusing instead on what's interesting, where it came from, and weird forms of subversion.
  3. The author, Eryk Salvaggio, is a trained journalist, artist, researcher, and science communicator, with experience in technology since 1997.

Harris Rosenblum: More Than Orcs

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Sculpture Fantasy Disruption Identity
  1. Historically, the concept of the goblin originates from biblical ideas of the devil, illustrating a common theme of discordance with divine order.
  2. The orc in 40k is portrayed as a symbiote of dead flesh and fungus with a hyperstitional nature, subverting traditional logic to create new possibilities.
  3. Exploring one's identity through the lens of fantasy creatures like goblins can offer a unique perspective on disruption and connection, providing potential for creative power.

Jak Ritger: Behind the Production of COLLIDER

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Visual art Digital Culture Art Community
  1. The project COLLIDER was produced during an artist residency in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and evolved from a process developed earlier.
  2. Digital spaces like discord, podcasts, and online communities played a crucial role in shaping the artist's practice and providing a supportive community.
  3. The name "COLLIDER" reflects the artist's view of art as a catalyst for bringing people together to generate new ideas and political perspectives.

Sara Bezovsek: SND

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration
  1. SND is an interactive story game in the form of a webpage depicting apocalyptic scenarios and narratives after the end of the world.
  2. The game features visual material like short videos, memes, photographs, gifs, and emoticons collaged with the artist's work, offering viewers the chance to explore different post-apocalyptic themes and storylines.
  3. SND currently consists of subpages like You Are Here, Human Extinction, False Utopia, and Overpopulation, each presenting unique possibilities for the viewer to engage with.

Interview With Theo Anthony by Tomi Faison

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Filmmaking Creative Expression Community Engagement Local government
  1. Theo Anthony, the director of 'All Light Everywhere', emphasized the importance of connecting diverse sources in his filmmaking process and created a website to showcase these influences and inspirations.
  2. In his film, Theo Anthony intentionally included himself to challenge traditional documentary norms and encourage audience reflection on the artifice present in filmmaking.
  3. Theo Anthony's venture into local government as a City Council Member showcases the complexity of decision-making in mundane yet impactful issues, highlighting the intricate nature of political work.

Mike Pepi: Bad Data

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Art Criticism Digital Art Art history Cultural Institutions
  1. The rise of digital utopianism led to a belief that museums could be replaced by digital databases, but the implications and consequences of such a shift must be carefully considered.
  2. There is a concern that the push to digitize museums with AI, machine learning, and software interactions may not actually democratize the field, but rather empower tech companies at the expense of the museum's autonomy and role in art historical discourse.
  3. Questioning the need to 'datafy' museums highlights a larger trend of tech solutionism and the potentially negative impact of trying to make museum information utilitarian for platform capitalist corporations rather than prioritizing art history and the institution itself.

One Point, Two Points, Too Many Points

A Perfectly Cromulent Software Engineer • 0 implied HN points • 24 Sep 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Perspective Drawing Life Practice
  1. Perspective plays a crucial role in both drawing and life, shaping how we perceive and interpret the world around us.
  2. Mastering perspective, whether in drawing or in life, requires dedicated practice, self-awareness, and a willingness to challenge and reshape our biases.
  3. The multitude of perspectives, like different types of perspective in drawing, can be overwhelming, but understanding them is essential for a fuller appreciation and understanding of art and life.

Marie Larsen: Everyone is Bored, Everything is Boring

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Cultural critique Online Learning Community Building
  1. Legacy institutions are losing public trust by failing to adapt to the rapidly changing modern world.
  2. Cultural institutions struggled to innovate during the pandemic, highlighting a need for creative restructuring.
  3. Young artists are seeking alternative communities outside traditional art schools due to dissatisfaction with the current art world.

How We Get More Representation in Art

Inland Nobody • 0 implied HN points • 17 Mar 24
🎨 Art & Illustration Representation Stories Creators Movies Perspectives
  1. Increased discussion on representation in art arises due to a desire for art that reflects different identities and perspectives.
  2. The stories that get told in movies are crucial, as the narrative significantly impacts how a film is perceived and received.
  3. Having more diverse perspectives in filmmaking is essential to sharing a variety of stories and ensuring representation from different identities.

The Art of The Impossible

Danielle Newnham • 0 implied HN points • 04 Aug 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Podcast Quote Interview Book Film
  1. The newsletter 'The Art of The Impossible' shares inspiring stories and content weekly.
  2. The podcast featured Nir Eyal discussing being 'Indistractable' and the importance of time management.
  3. An interview highlighted Dr. Evelyn Granville's achievements as one of the first Black women to earn a PhD in mathematics and her work at IBM and NASA.

Anna Eisenman: Some Sign Pt2

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Psychology Narratives Cosmology
  1. The essay video series 'Some Sign Pt2' by Anna Eisenman delves into superstition and its relation to media events of the early 2000s, exploring themes of apocalyptic thinking.
  2. The work investigates the intersection of technology and magical thinking in the context of generational metaphysics, questioning concepts of psychic abilities, mortality, and material existence.
  3. Eisenman's exploration navigates the boundaries between reality and fiction, personal and historical time, and the influence of images on shaping individual cosmologies.

Fighting Against Generative Art is Futile

The Future of Life • 0 implied HN points • 11 Apr 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Generative Art Digital Art AI Art Art Criticism
  1. AI art is quickly getting better and could surpass human art. It's not worth arguing that human artists are always better because AI can improve rapidly.
  2. Generative art can create infinite variations based on a single prompt. This raises questions about what makes an artwork valuable when there are so many similar pieces.
  3. AI can make original art, not just copy others. Even though it learns from existing art, it can mix ideas in new ways, much like how writers use language.

Julianna Ham: Starterpack

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Visual art Futurism Sculpture Photography Painting
  1. The post discusses a future scenario through the lens of a professional managerial class woman's belongings. It explores themes of scarcity, automated labor, and a commercialized spirituality.
  2. The image in the post is a mix of digital composition, sculptures, and photographs. It blurs the lines between real and fake, future and past, rich and poor.
  3. The artwork is created using a variety of materials like Crystal Clear film, Rockite cement, pink marble, and mid-20th century glass, highlighting a blend of modern and traditional elements.

Holly Overton: After Geoengineering Paintings

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Cultural Theory Consumer Culture Climate change
  1. Art can convey messages about the environmental impact and human perception of nature, like in the paintings of Holly Overton.
  2. Wetlands play a crucial role in absorbing and storing carbon; restoring them can help reduce carbon in the air significantly.
  3. Climate change responsibility extends beyond individual households, requiring collective emotional responses to mobilize effective actions.

Christopher Michael: WHOLEEARTHBELOWME

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Visual Arts Cultural Commentary Technology Sound art
  1. Heavenly thinking, focused on utopian goals, influences both religious beliefs and modern technological advancements.
  2. The concept of Heaven is portrayed as a virtual space, always just beyond reach but never truly attainable in the present.
  3. The project WHOLEEARTHBELOWME explores contemporary examples of Heavenly thinking through a sound piece that includes AI voices and meditational sounds.

Troy Scully: Selected Works

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Visual art Paintings Conceptual Art Contemporary Art
  1. The artist explores the human impulse toward comprehension and how it is affected by the constantly changing landscape of information.
  2. The works by Troy Scully reflect themes of political anxieties, ecological autonomy, and content fatigue.
  3. The artwork presents fragmented narratives and didactic suggestions, hinting at complex societal issues and individual experiences.

Austin Kim: HALLOWED BE THY NAME

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Childhood Religion Video
  1. The author reflects on childhood weirdness and how certain memories shape us, even if we don't fully realize it at the time.
  2. Rituals involve convincing oneself to momentarily believe in something outside of normal logic, using psychodrama and repetition.
  3. Themes of religious prayer, devotion, and piety play a role in the psychological drama of ritualistic behavior.

Logan Bruni: To The Heavens

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Visual art Digital Art
  1. An artist created a digital art piece featuring 3D scans of cultural objects from different sources like historical art, public app uploads, and everyday items.
  2. The digital art piece includes a mix of spiritually driven objects, kitsch toys, and everyday items such as a toothbrush and wallet.
  3. The background of the art piece is a video of a 13th-century painting of a space shuttle launch, accompanied by Britney Spears' song Everytime.

Max Dauven: Assuming Control

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Photography Memes Digital Art
  1. Max Dauven is a photographer from Cologne, Germany, who recently graduated from the Academy of Media Arts.
  2. In his diploma project, Dauven explored the visual aspects of memes through a photographic lens, connecting analog/digital photography with internet meme practices.
  3. Dauven's approach involved arranging and photographing key meme fragments as sculptures in a photo studio, minimally digitally processed to preserve their essence and showcased as art pieces.

Paige K B: laugh(riot)

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Visual art Digital Art Contemporary Art Fine Art Mixed Media
  1. The artwork created by Paige K B in 2021 included a seven-foot-tall digital print on vinyl and two smaller drawings with a predominant color of yellow, referencing political imagery like the Gadsden flag.
  2. Paige K B's work aimed to offer a facetious take on significant events like the Capitol riots, combining humor with elements of tragedy and personal experiences with art institutions.
  3. The artwork by Paige K B incorporated intricate details, textures, and symbols such as the crane, bridging connections between internet memes, historical references, and future technological developments.