Exquisite TESSELLATION Print
We printed the first proof of the "hat" tessellation tiles. The three tiles we carved by Ellie, Casandra and me:
Henry printing
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Monday 13 May 2024
Sunday 12 May 2024
Perplexity AI
Answers:
😢"Krrrl's embrace of AI generation methods to create "fake" drawings in their style (3 4 5) could potentially be criticized by traditionalists as undermining human artistic expression and creativity."
😭 "Some may see Krrrl's openness to having others "finish" or alter their drawings (3) as diminishing the artistic vision or not fully realizing the potential of the original works."
When I asked questions of the AI program PERPLEXITY -- it didn't charge me money, but it also didn't always give me the answers that I wanted it to:
THE BIG QUESTION
"Stippling refers to creating images using small dots, which is also mentioned as a technique Krrrl employs in the drawings."
"Krrrl's drawing style is characterized by figure drawings with a focus on line work and stippling techniques"
how does krrrl's drawing style differ
from other artists
"So in summary, Krrrl's recognizable drawing aesthetic combines stippled shading, a concentration on figure studies, incorporation of Voronoi patterns, and an embrace of AI generation techniques - making for a distinct, technology-driven style that sets it apart from many other contemporary artists."
how has krrrl's drawing style evolved over time
"While Krrrl's early works were traditional figure drawings and sketches, more recently they have started experimenting with using AI to generate "fake" drawings in their style."
how has krrrl's drawing style influenced other artists
"Krrrl acknowledges influences on their style from various artists and movements like Roger Dean, as well as techniques like stippling and ambiguous figure-ground relationships inspired by M.C. Escher and Salvador Dali"
"However, there are no clear examples given of Krrrl directly influencing specific artists' styles based on these sources."😟
how has krrrl's drawing style been received
by the art community
"Unfortunately, none of the provided search results directly mention how Krrrl's drawing style has been received by the broader art community."
what are some criticisms of krrrl's drawing style
1. The stippling and line-based figure drawing techniques that form the core of Krrrl's style could be seen by some as fairly traditional or derivative of past art movements like Surrealism that employed similar methods 3.😕
2. The incorporation of Voronoi patterns and geometric overlays 4 5 may be viewed by some critics as gimmicky or an attempt to make the drawings seem more technologically innovative than they actually are.😟
4. Some may see Krrrl's openness to having others "finish" or alter their drawings 3 as diminishing the artistic vision or not fully realizing the potential of the original works.😭
I basically asked Perplexity the one question everyone asks me -- What kind of drawing style does Krrrl use? -- and after answering it, Perplexity generated new follow-up questions by itself, which I clicked on and then added to this blog post.
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Back in February I had also asked Perplexity essentially the same question -- What style are KRRRL Drawings? -- and got a slightly different answer:
"The process of creating KRRRL Drawings involves using a dull pencil on newsprint paper, followed by scanning the originals to enhance and refine the artwork 3. This method highlights the importance of traditional tools and techniques in the creation of KRRRL Drawings."
I also wrote about my style in my book -- "Finish My Figure Drawings"
OTHER "INSIGHTS"
My work explores the relationship between multiculturalism and UFO sightings. With influences as diverse as Nietzsche and John Lennon, new tensions are created from both mundane and transcendant meanings.
Ever since I was a pre-adolescent I have been fascinated by the traditional understanding of relationships. What starts out as yearning soon becomes corroded into a tragedy of defeat, leaving only a sense of chaos and the dawn of a new synthesis.
As shifting phenomena become frozen through frantic and diverse practice, the viewer is left with an epitaph for the inaccuracies of our future.
UPDATE (May 13th) -- Open AI announced that they were giving everyone free access to their new program "Chat 4o":
Except I did not have access to "Chat 4o" yet.
- I signed into ChatGPT and only had access to Chat 3.5
- I signed into OpenAI Platform and it would not answer any questions for me -- moreover, if I paid I would only have access to Chat 3.5
"Ein Stein" tile and other printmaking
Since I passed out a lot of these "Ein Stein" linoleum tiles since May 4th -- to make COLLBORATIVE TESEELLATION PRINTS -- I had to carve one of these "hat" shapes myself :
and then redrew it on another tile
I made a "rubbing" with my pencil
to anticipate how this linocut would print
As soon as we get a few of these "Einstein hat" tiles, we will start printing them...as soon as next Tuesday (May 14th) during Henry Morales' drawing session:
Ellie is already carving
her "hat" linocut tile
NOTE that this "hat' shape had been discovered a little over a year ago. I first blogged about the idea on April 29th, and then described the whole concept in a post on the BUCKET EXHIBITIONS blog -- Exquisite TESSELLATION Prints -- but perhaps this YouTuber below explains things more clearly (though he is a little mathematical):
UPDATE (May 14): I just gave a box of 20 laser cut linoleums to Anne. This box makes the project nice and compact -- so that we could send this box to anyone in the country with a press, and let them make their own collaborative prints:
A box of 20 laser cut "hat" linocuts
(ready for shipping)
OTHER PRINT EVENTS
Pavel Acevedo has a print show at the Jen Tough Gallery in El Dorado, near Santa Fe -- May 11th to May 30th (Pavel also contributed to the Desert Triangle):
Apparently Horned Toad Prints will be part of a printmaking event at the Old Sheepdog Brewery in El Paso on May 14th:
RECAP:
PRNT PNTG -- UTEP student print show in El Paso -- opening May 20th, 12 - 4 PM, closing May 30th, 6 - 10 PM:
Student print show
in El Paso
The PRINTERS PLANET will put on a printmaker market in Albuquerque -- on Saturday, May 25th, 10 AM - 4 PM --at FUSION in Albuquerque:
Julie Sola of Las Vegas, New Mexico designed and printed the poster for the upcoming Southwest Print Fiesta -- in Silver City, October 11-14, 2024. Registrations for SWPF events are now open, like the Print Exchange:
Julie Sola of Las Vegas, New Mexico
designed the poster for this year's
ELI LEVIN
Printmaker and Painter
I took the train up to Santa Fe to see Eli Levin's opening at the Susan Eddings Perez gallery at the top of Canyon Road on Friday, May 10th, 2024. The opening was packed!
Abby at the beginning of the opening,
pushing Eli's book "Santa Fe Bohemia"
John Tollett gave me the next three photos:
Eli Levin co-founded the Santa Fe Etching Club in 1981:
DURANGO PRINT EXCHANGE
ALSO Manuel Guerra posted this about an upcoming Print Exchange to be shown in Durango, Mexico by Laboratorio Siete Vidas:
IN ADDITION, $20 SUBMISSION FEE FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO ENTER THE MEXICO SHOW .
- THEME-SOLAR ECLIPSE (ANY WAY YOU'D LIKE TO INTERPRET - MYTHS, FASCINATION, TERRIFYING, CURSES, SCIENCE
- HOST: LABORATORIO SIETE VIDAS (DURANGO, DURANGO,MX.)
- PAPER SIZE:15 X 20 CMS (NO BIGGER OR SMALLER)
- BIO ON THE BACK OF PRINT (INCLUDE PLATFORM)
- FULL SIGN AND CHOP (HTP CHOP OPTIONAL)
- PRINTED ON PAPER THAT IS 250 GSM
- OPEN FIELD (SIZE AND ORIENTATION)
- NO MONOTYPES/ MONOPRINTS/ PHOTOGRAPHY OR DIGITAL WORKS
- EDITION OF 5 (3 LOTTO AND 2 FROM LABORATORIO SIETE VIDAS
- COST $20 CASH USD (FLAGSHIP: HORNED TOAD PRINTS)
- COLLECTING PRINTS 1-2 WEEKS EARLIER TO SHIP OUT- JULY 6-8, 2024
- RETURN PACKAGE/EXCHANGE IN DECEMBER 2024
- EXCHANGE TO BE EXHIBITED IN MEXICO (TBA) AND USA (TBA)
- Size:150 x 200 mm
- Cost: $20
- Deadline: July
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Lastly, Deborah sent me a video of of the road runner knocking on her glass door down in El Paso:
This road runner is courting it's reflection
with a lizard gift
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