Vanity, vanity
Vanity (in the sense of excessive concern for our own appearance) makes us ugly. At conception (in the sense of coming up with ideas and… Read More »Vanity, vanity
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Unreal City: T. S. Eliot’s Wasteland Jukebox feat. Dall-E [known to be the wisest woman in Europe]
She smoothes her hair with automatic hand,And puts a record on the gramophone. I. Chaucer Chopped Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,The droghte of… Read More »Unreal City: T. S. Eliot’s Wasteland Jukebox feat. Dall-E [known to be the wisest woman in Europe]
Popeye and Bluto: film’s first superheroes?
What is the true identity of the world’s first superhero? Should we look back to Gilgamesh? Achilles? Hanuman? Samson? Robin Hood? Ōgon Bat? Buck Rogers?… Read More »Popeye and Bluto: film’s first superheroes?
By Seuss! Theodor Geisel, taxidermist
Tremendous.
dr.ai.verless crocod.ai.l // Hype- Text Transfer Protocol
Stable Diffusion is a text-to-image model that will empower billions of people to create stunning art within seconds. It is a breakthrough in speed and… Read More »dr.ai.verless crocod.ai.l // Hype- Text Transfer Protocol
Big Thief: Change; or, Ships of Theseus
OK? Changelike the wind Like the waterlike skin Changelike the sky Like the leaveslike a butterfly Would you live forever, never dieWhile everything around passes?Would… Read More »Big Thief: Change; or, Ships of Theseus
David Bayles and Ted Orland on art, saints, superheroes and (closing) the skill-taste gap
Art is made by ordinary people Creatures having only virtues can hardly be imagined making art. It’s difficult to picture the Virgin Mary painting landscapes.… Read More »David Bayles and Ted Orland on art, saints, superheroes and (closing) the skill-taste gap
The aesthetics of Kurosawa and Disney: Composing Movement
Kurosawa Every Frame a Painting presents a really excellent study of movement in the films of Akira Kurosawa. If you’re even vaguely interested in film,… Read More »The aesthetics of Kurosawa and Disney: Composing Movement
Open AI’s DALL-E 2
If you haven’t seen this yet it’s worth forgiving the click-baity title and seeing what DALL-E 2 can do. See also: OpenAI Codex; or, why… Read More »Open AI’s DALL-E 2
Animation History: The Surprising History of Mickey Mouse
The evolution of Mickey Mouse’s appearance is interesting… but not nearly as interesting as his pre-history and the business and technical factors wrapped up in… Read More »Animation History: The Surprising History of Mickey Mouse