#31 From Mona Lisa to Generative Realms and Gaming Inspirations
#31 From Mona Lisa to Generative Realms and Gaming Inspirations
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News Digest
We strongly suggest checking out these two fascinating reads from this week:
Mona Lisa to Monogrid: The evolution from traditional paintings like "Mona Lisa" to digital art like "monogrid" reflects art's mechanization and digitalization.
This shift, emphasizing systematic, algorithmic, and digital approaches, challenges the dominance of static images on canvas, highlighting the expanding possibilities for creative expression through machines and coded art.
Artists on Games: Mitchell F. Chan explores the impact of gaming on contemporary artists, revealing how childhood and professional experiences with video games shape their creative processes, from generative art to conceptual explorations in digital spaces.
The artists, including Dmitri Cherniak, Godmin, Noor Alรฉ, and 113, share insights from games like Mario Kart 64, JezzBall, Tears of the Kingdom and Xenosaga.
Upcoming
โStrataโ by Alkan Avcฤฑoฤlu, Magic Eden, March 12th
Digital Highlight
Josep Prat Sorolla, known as SEPE, is a versatile visual artist from Barcelona. Over the past decade, he has made a significant mark as a creative and art director, illustrator, animator, and film director, engaging in both artistic and commercial endeavors. SEPE is distinguished by his multidisciplinary approach, skillfully blending digital methods with analog techniques to infuse a unique "graphic nostalgia" into his projects.
Notable Insight
โFor me, the most concise definition of generative art is that the artist creates a system and the system creates the art. So it's an art of making systems.โ
Sale Spotlight
Nude Yoga Girl's journey, sparked by the creation of "I" from a blend of photography, yoga, and art within her apartment, marks a transformative exploration into self-expression, leading to her viral success and profound personal and artistic growth.
Artist to Watch
Summer Wagner is a Midwest-based photographer whose work blends fantasy and reality to explore spiritual, ecological, and technological themes in a post-industrial world.
Collectors to Watch
โDelicious Cakeโ by Socmplxd collected by LowkeyVentures LowkeyVentures (Collection Curated by: @aabenron @0xBriann)
Closing Remarks
This week's digest from classic canvases to digital forms and the playful influence of nostalgic games on today's artists showcases just how manifold creativity can be. Each work we've explored serves as a reminder that art constantly evolves, inviting us to embrace its new forms.