Neural Network and Deep Learning Workshop for Artists
with Gary Boodhoo
Attendees will focus on narratives and strategies for image style transfer by iteratively processing batches of images.
The generated artwork will be shown as part of If So, What? and the ART+TECH Festival [2018] aka #ARTOBOTS.
No coding experience is required to participate in this hands-on workshop, just bring a laptop or similar device capable of uploading images to a web interface, and we will send you some simple instructions to get you started.
This creative AI technique applies the style of one image to the subject of another. For example, a self portrait can be made to look like a Picasso. However, some combinations raise more interesting questions. The emphasis will be on high resolution image generation through a custom interface to powerful neural networks in the cloud.
Exploration will be guided by prompted exercises:
Create an image and combine it with a provided style to observe how the subject matter is affected by the style. Use a camera or bring image samples.
Create, edit or select a new style image and apply this to the previous subject. Any image editing or capture tools will work.
Optional: Using what you learned previously, create a new subject image or a new style image to see the combination of the two
The training room will transform into a interactive experience with the opportunity to play with the camera and the environment in a demonstration of real time neural network generated images. There will be displays, projections and LED lights for creative use.
Ready? Get your tickets while still available for an extraordinary learning experience.
April 27th, 28th, and 29th from 12 to 2pm as part of IfSoWhat at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco (use “CODAME” as a promotional code for a 10% discount)
June 4th, from 2pm to 5pm as part of the ART+TECH Festival at The Midway, San Francisco
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As part of “If So, What?” April 27th — 29th
or “CODAME” ART+TECH Festival June 4th
If So, What?
A new immersive event celebrating art, design, music, and innovation. Taking place April 26–29, 2018 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. RSVP
ART+TECH Festival
Four day conference with workshops, talks and nightlife events @ The Midway, San Francisco, June 4–7, 2018. RSVP
CODAME ART+TECH Festival [2018] #ARTOBOTS
Here some examples of work generated by previous workshops:
“The software doesn’t generate fully realized images all at once. Instead the neural network dreams repeatedly, building an image from statistics.” — Gary Boodhoo
CODAME will uncover collective memories and use neural networks in a workshop, enabling visitors to create artworks via Artificial Intelligence and machine learning with Jamaican-born interaction designer and artist Gary Boodhoo.
“As a designer, most of what I do is inception: reducing ideas to easily graspable forms. I began to see the memories represented in neural networks as a kind of universal language.” — Gary Boodhoo
About Gary Boodhoo
An interaction designer who draws on his digital training as well as a longtime fascination with psychedelic experiences to create his artworks. Under the label, DeepDreamVisionQuest, he explores the nature of games and perception, producing what he refers to as “science fiction cave paintings.” Recalling the ancient images at Lascaux, this term is one way to describe the primal human expression he seeks to make possible using cutting edge visualization technology.
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This is a not for profit event as members of Intersection for the Arts a 501(c)(3) and all proceeds will be split with the participating artists. Thank you for your support for ART ♥️ TECH !!!
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April 27th — 29th at If So, What?”
June 4th at @CODAME ART+TECH Festival
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