I got a postage stamp catalog in today’s mail, & thought “wow this sheet of stamps sure looks like Chris Ware’s work…”
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Went to Jenny Saville at the National Portrait Gallery (London) yesterday, enjoyed the paintings, really loved the drawings, could do with more.
I do like a pentimento.
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Enormous too
I did find the eyes a little distracting, she has chosen to do the eyeballs in a more realistic, softer style, obviously her choice reached through experiment.
Her drawings though, especially a series of mother and baby, really show movement, wriggling and affection.
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Edward Burra yesterday, from saucy Paris nightlife in the 20s through a tormented 30s & 40s to eventual calm in landscape, all in watercolour.
Today Royal Academy Summer Show, more of an ordeal but there are always treasures to be savoured.
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A brief selection, arrived early, got a relatively uncrowded run at it, there are several gems, but I often find myself admiring sculptures, architectural models and tiny, quirky work.
Also popped into the Society of Antiquaries’ Magna Carta exhibition while I was there – good stuff, the staff are a delight too.
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I hit a paywall, so…
I will say that I think the use of open source is a bigger factor here, than AI… but then again, I’m highly skeptical of any and all claims about AI…
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You’re completely right, Flow was made in blender, an open source 3D animation software… no mention of AI.
In fact, most of this has jack shit to do with AI, just clever tooling, lower overhead without onerous licences for your software, and as the Claire Obscura producer said, knowing where AI can help save time and resources
We use some AI, but not much,” François Meurisse, producer of Clair Obscur , tells EL PAÍS via videoconference. “The key is that we were very clear about what we wanted to do and what to invest in.
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