Li Hongbo

https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/li-hongbo-s-stunning-stretchable-paper-sculptures/ As I was looking into paper art and paper craft techniques for the Tiny Monuments project, I was reminded of one of my favorite artists, a paper sculpture artist named Li Hongbo. His work is incredibly unique and transformative, and I think anyone would benefit from taking a look Read more…

This Person Does Not Exist

https://thispersondoesnotexist.com Although some of us might not consider this art or design at first glance, as we’ve spent so much time exploring the conjunction between code/data and visualization, I think this is one of the coolest (and creepiest) applications of computational visual generation.  This website uses AI to generate an Read more…

Neural Network Art

Last class, we talked a bit about how computers can create art and if computer-made art was truly art. One really cool thing in the computer/art intersection that I’ve been interested in is the incorporation of artificial intelligence. Using neural networks, a form of machine learning, computers can analyze the Read more…

Data Visualization

The new Sound Analysis project reminded me of another creative medium, data visualization. While data encompasses a lot of things that aren’t sound, I think it’s interesting to see the ways these data artists use design-based thinking to interpret images from non-visual things like numbers and statistics. Their techniques and Read more…