Year: 2023
Technique: Oil Painting over sculpture
Size: Height 30 cm – Width 27 cm – Depth 5.5 cm (Framed)
This is the first piece of this series; I wanted to create a series of pieces using an AI drawing tool as the starting point, I was particularly drawn to a sort of drone view of the landscape, I quite like how the tree blends with the lake and how the river mutates and disappears in the horizon.
About the AI Brush Strokes Series
I am exploring the ethical use of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to generate landscape images from brush strokes. Unlike text-to-image generation tools, this approach offers direct control over the composition, resulting in images that resemble collages more than photographic realism. This technique allows me to create reference images based on visual aesthetics that closely align with imaginary landscapes.
With this approach, I can take my landscape exploration further by not focusing on realistic depictions but instead, embracing the glitches and unexpected results that give rise to surreal, otherworldly landscapes. The 3D composition in this piece comes as an intuitive reaction to what the images suggest.