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A series of works / 2018

Thought Renders

A series of images shaped by brainwaves, bodily responses, and an algorithm.

Year: 2018
Medium: Generative images, brainwave and physiological sensors, prints
Filed under: Generative ↗Artificial intelligence ↗Interaction ↗
Works: 78 individual works

Three framed generative prints: a multicolored circular pattern at left, looping green and purple forms at upper right, and a radial black and gold composition at lower right. — spectroscopical_passageway at left, disobediant_strawberry at upper right, and existential_space_probe at lower right.

About the series

Thought Renders begins with an adjective–noun phrase generated by a computer. The artist thinks about that phrase while sensors record his brainwaves and physiological responses. Those signals seed a fractal image, and images associated with the phrase supply its color palette.

The system then presents alternative renderings and uses the artist’s measured responses to select a preferred result. The final image is prepared for printing, making the work a collaboration between the artist’s imagination and a computational selection process.

In this series / 78 works

Individual works.

Black and gray angular forms radiate around a small turquoise center, crossed by gold horizontal and vertical details.

existential_space_probe

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Dark curling loops overlap pale circular forms beneath a soft green glow, with pink and gray surrounding them.

disobediant_strawberry

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A bright red-orange ring surrounds a pale central circle within a symmetrical field of translucent purple and gray circles.

spectroscopical_passageway

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Four branching arms of black, green, orange and violet curls meet around a white center.

43rd_thingmabob

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Rows of small pale loops form a glowing cyan and pink cross against a soft gray background.

rabbit-sized_errand

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Dense multicolored textures repeat around a vertical center, with dark horizontal bands and small circular patterns.

superfatted_playback

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Translucent diagonal planes overlap smoky gray curves and glowing red and violet loops.

ulcerative_impulsion

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A cluster of angular rainbow-colored forms floats within a haze of pale green, yellow and gray.

androgenous_tear_gas

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Fine black branches curl around two pale openings, with blue and violet threads spreading to the right.

faultfinding_whirlpool

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Green and yellow curved blades fan outward from a glowing center inside broad black loops.

deluxe_songbird

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Large translucent blue and pink loops surround a small, intricate cluster of multicolored rings.

happy-go-lucky_baron_friedrich_wilhelm_ludolf_gerhard_augustin_von_steuben

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A detailed green circular rosette sits inside broad translucent pink and pale green petals.

perfunctory_emasculation

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Pale circular forms fill a large pink and violet disk around a small, bright green and magenta center.

unsterilized_textile_machine

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A vertical chain of translucent green, gray and violet circles connects two broad clusters of rounded forms.

feline_dildoo

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Dark circular loops enclose clusters of small blue forms against a smoky rust-red field.

laboured_megaloblast

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A bright cyan and pink ring glows at the center of translucent green loops on a dark background.

flightless_namelessness

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Overlapping black and gray loops form an asymmetrical tangle around several pale circular openings.

meteoritical_trouble

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Pale blue and green diamond-shaped panels repeat diagonally, crossed by thin pink bands and scattered colored textures.

dressed_bar_magnet

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Mirrored pink and yellow clusters sit inside a dark rounded square surrounded by broad translucent gold rings.

beige_chalk_dust

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Angular bands of blue, green, yellow and purple spiral around a tightly patterned circular center.

shiftless_matador

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Rounded gray and violet lobes overlap at the center of a pale green field of broad circular shapes.

chafflike_agua_toad

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A symmetrical vertical pattern of gray branching lines, pink bands and green details fills a pale portrait-format image.

pontifical_scut_work

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Closely spaced black, cream and reddish curves sweep into a large curling spiral on white.

uncomparable_hairstyle

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Large translucent gray-green rings narrow from the left toward a thin horizontal trail of small colored circles.

overstated_investors_club

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Repeated black arches enclose pointed pink, yellow and violet forms in a tall, symmetrical pattern.

incarnate_clothes_tree

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A patchwork of angular cyan, purple, red and green forms repeats within a dark violet field.

final_funny_story

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A pointed arrangement of red, blue and black curves sits within overlapping translucent gold rectangular frames.

unassisted_deceitfulness

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Soft pink concentric loops surround an irregular white opening with a small blue-green rosette inside.

snotty-nosed_ketchup

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A diagonal trail of small dark rings leads toward a glowing yellow center within a smoky blue-gray circle.

spacey_abstract_artist

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Three blue-green circular forms surround a larger central ring edged with pale violet and bright green dots.

psychogenic_morchella

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Mirrored green and violet forms spread from a narrow central axis above a descending line of small colored rings.

late-spring-blooming_bird-footed_dinosaur

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Fine black lines fan out from a dense curved web in the lower-left corner across a pale background.

spineless_sandbank

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A dense, symmetrical field of green, blue, violet and red patterns surrounds a large central oval.

portentous_traditionalism

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Bright magenta and violet branching textures curl around a large irregular white opening.

mazed_fuschia

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A dark green circular form with two mirrored lobes sits inside glowing orange rings and pale green angular layers.

legislative_lacertilia

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Rows of yellow, orange and magenta curves form a bright horizontal band above dark hanging loops.

blazing_lumpfish

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Pale blue, gray and pink pointed shapes repeat above and below a thin, detailed horizontal line.

vestibular_antiacid

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Black disks with pale centers cluster within a large gray circle surrounded by fine monochrome textures.

black_printout

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Thin dark red and black branching curves overlap in a loose central tangle against a muted pink-gray field.

histrionic_air_sickness

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A broad curved section of dense multicolored and black-and-white texture sweeps across a white background.

undesired_labour

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Two glowing cream and yellow centers sit inside connected violet loops on a soft purple background.

quasi-royal_sports_coat

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A horizontal row of magenta squares crosses mirrored gray and purple curves, with small squares receding toward white.

empurpled_blackcap_raspberry

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Bright green, turquoise, pink, and yellow strands curl into layered swirls across a dark field.

humane_lazar

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A green circular form with a scalloped edge surrounds concentric gold and yellow rings on white.

disorganized_gymnospermophyta

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Overlapping translucent triangles in gray and pale green rise above a layered central peak.

brine-cured_table_saw

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Faint gray repeating marks and arcs converge along a dark horizontal line with small green and orange highlights.

randomized_arrow_wood

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Thin green circles and gray radial lines surround a small yellow-green center on a pale background.

noncarbonated_cauliflower

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A bright violet ring glows within a deep blue center surrounded by angular turquoise and green forms.

scandinavian_lentil

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Overlapping turquoise and green loops sit within dark concentric rings on a vivid magenta field.

valueless_hostility

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Two joined translucent circular forms contain fine black, gray, and purple curves on white.

bullish_eyeful

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Purple and blue loops intersect thin diagonal turquoise lines against a bright yellow field.

habited_gum_ball

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A bright yellow-green square with cellular patterns sits between mirrored purple and black bands and looping green forms.

unimaginable_installation

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A small bright blue-white shape radiates fine lines within a symmetrical dark blue composition.

echoless_spiritual_world

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Mirrored purple curves meet at the center between orange-yellow bands and fans of fine black lines.

categorial_tincture_of_iodine

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A yellow central square is surrounded by translucent gray rectangles and dark diagonal lines.

floppy_apologetics

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Dense blue and black repeating forms create a circular ring around a pale turquoise center.

unsocial_turquoise

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Pale pink mirrored curves meet a small dark square above a translucent gray semicircle on white.

duty-bound_butterfly_collector

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A bright white oval sits inside overlapping blue, green, purple, and orange curved planes on a dark background.

candy-scented_tonsillectomy

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A dark red vertical column intersects fine horizontal lines and symmetrical curved forms on a pale gray field.

uncomplaining_necrophilia

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Green and blue looping forms with pink and blue points of light sit between two black-and-white spirals.

unspectacular_stewing_pan

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A green and purple central oval is flanked by bright pink and blue bands over a dense gray mesh.

toilsome_gurgle

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A broad pale yellow fan of curved lines narrows toward a small dark orange circular center at the right.

bastardised_earthling

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Layered gray and black angular fragments surround a turquoise center inside a fine pink circular pattern.

overvaliant_asparagus_bean

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Rows of small gray square forms curve around a pale orange center on an off-white background.

unalarming_criticism

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Fine red, yellow, green, and blue loops form a bright circular cluster over a pale gray field.

unverbalized_pectoral_fin

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Translucent purple and gray rectangles surround a dark central diamond with a small glowing violet center.

loud-mouthed_rorschach_test

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A fine yellow radial pattern sits inside concentric purple circles with faint angular lines on a pale background.

pimpled_milker

Generative / Artificial intelligence

An orange sphere sits beside intersecting gray planes and repeated white and purple curves.

demanding_uninterestingness

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Broad black and gray pointed forms radiate outward from a small purple center.

inky_ignominy

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Mirrored orange, red, yellow, and white branching lines form a dense symmetrical pattern against black.

rabbinical_devil_worshiper

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Two small curled silver forms connect diagonally through soft purple and gray ribbons on white.

exact_reorientation

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Fine orange lines branch into repeated green and yellow loops along a diagonal edge against a dark background.

forceful_genetics

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Thin gray arcs and overlapping translucent blue-gray rounded forms create a narrow symmetrical composition on white.

shapeless_antacid

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A yellow-orange star-shaped center is surrounded by pale blue repeating curves and an intricate orange outer ring on black.

seductive_sea_lamprey

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A ring of fine white loops is surrounded by large and small translucent gray circles on black.

intimidated_anesthesia

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Translucent yellow, green, and orange ribbon-like loops overlap against a dark purple field.

randy_south_carolinian

Generative / Artificial intelligence

Two broad translucent curved forms contain fine black, green, yellow, and magenta lines on white.

pharmacological_mutant

Generative / Artificial intelligence

A luminous golden ring surrounds a soft green-gray center, encircled by fine black curves on a pale background.

Golden ring (title unconfirmed)

Generative / Artificial intelligence / Interaction

Exhibitions

2023–2024
AI Am I?
The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
CV ↗

Three prints hang along a white gallery wall, with two visitors standing below. — Thought Renders — installation view

Four fine green and black curled branches surround orange spirals and a white central opening, ending in pale cyan and magenta tips. — Thought Renders — title unconfirmed