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From Cybernetics to GANs: Tracing the history of AI-generated art

Saptarshi Ghosh AI-generated art is part of the larger realm of generative art. Generative art refers to art created autonomously by systems like computer programs or machines. In this piece, we will be taking a short trip through time, exploring the critical moments in the development of the fascinating world of machine-generated art. Origins of […]

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Painting with Machines: An Introduction to Machine Learning Art

Saptarshi Ghosh Machine learning (ML) is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), which allows computers to learn from experience rather than being programmed. It has contributed to the development of a loosely-defined field of arts wherein artists use various AI algorithms to magically conjure up images hitherto unconceived of and unimagined. DALL.E 2, Stable Diffusion,

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Subodh Gupta and his world of steel utensils

Krispin Joseph Subodh Gupta is one of the most remarkable names in contemporary Indian art. He is a multimedia artist who boasts an extensive repertoire of performance pieces, photographs, collages, paintings, sculptures, and installations. Subodh specialises in installations, which primarily use utensils and common kitchen items. The artist loves focusing on multi-dimensional spectacles, portraying the

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Meshing art and science: Rohini Devasher and her journey of the cosmos through art

Tsuktiben Jamir Among many enthusiastic and scientifically inclined artists, Rohini Devasher, an artist and amateur astrologer was chosen to be awarded the Connect India residency. Connect India encourages artists with a clear affinity for interdisciplinary approach and a deep engagement with scientific thought and fundamental science to submit their work. Well, Rohini Devasher clearly ticked

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The Colors of the river Narmada: Sanju Jain’s abstract paintings

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj Art expands human consciousness making people aware of themselves and their surroundings. When the desire to express memories and experiences beyond words awakens, then only is art born. Bhopal-based artist Sanju Jain’s solo exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai expresses this sublimity of emotions that words cannot convey. Sanju Jain, well-recognized

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Indigenous modernism of S G Vasudev: Understanding life and its contradictions

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj S G Vasudev’s art opens different layers of life in his paintings. In this process of seeing and opening life, he keeps the physical condition of man as well as his psychological condition in the centre. The artist focuses on the interrelationship between all living and non-living elements of the world and

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