How to make research-driven art
Charles Broskoski on Self-Discovery That Happens Upon Revisiting Things You’ve Accumulated Over Time
The Creative Independentthecreativeindependent.com“The process of making art,” writes Rebecca Solnit, “is the process of becoming a person with agency, with independent thought, a producer of meaning rather than a consumer of meanings that may be at odds with your soul, your destiny, your humanity.”[2]
Cameron Russell • How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone: A Memoir
My working definition of art is thus derived in part from both a moderate institutional theory that recognizes the important role that the museum space plays in determining meaning and mediating a history, tradition, and theory of what occurs in that space, and an ecological theory of art that affirms that in its making and viewing, art does someth
... See moreDaniel A. Siedell • God in the Gallery (Cultural Exegesis): A Christian Embrace of Modern Art
I share this sentiment (from Cristobal Valenzuela, founder of RunwayML), on AI and creativity:
... See moreThe most significant gap in AI research and art does not lie within the models themselves but rather in the approach to art. I have noticed a tendency to oversimplify the creative act. In a research setting, the goal is to control and measure variables, wh
“Just put stuff out there” is her motto. “By making and prototyping things, whether it is a blog or a physical event, you are going to get so much that would not otherwise come into your line of view. When people look at your stuff, they might see the application much further than you can, or they see a unique story that would resonate with others.
... See moreMarina Gorbis • The Nature of the Future
Like our own imagination, art can wander off, seeking out the edges, the borderlands, the mysteries. Indeed, this autonomy is art’s power and part of its emotional appeal. But this very ability to separate from everyday material life may also make art impotent in trying to shape the world from which it has escaped. At most it can be a nudge or a su
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