DALL·E is a text-to-image model developed by OpenAI using deep learning methodologies to generate digital images from natural language descriptions, called “prompts”. (Wikipedia)
I’ve just started playing with this (and ChatGPT) and will be posting my thoughts and experiences here. I prompted for “a 90-year-old man in the forest holding a big rock” and the image below was created/generated.
One of the “Bandelier Bandits” showed up today driving highly customized 2001GMC C-6500. A local artisan created one very big pickup truck. I think the price tag on this is $12,500. In case you’re wondering… two-wheel drive. There is nothing practical about his truck. It’s a work of art.
Burning Man is most of the things I try hardest to avoid. Crowds, traffic jams and overflowing Porta Potties. The still image below just begins to capture the size of the event. This video comes closer.
Mr. Wolf has attended Burning Man in the past and he attended this year’s event: “We got out Sunday afternoon, so glad we’re not in that traffic hell!” Fortunately he was driving/living in the EarthRoamer XV-LT.
The phrase “I May Not Know Art, But I Know What I Like” is usually attributed to Orson Welles. And I really like the piece (sculpture?) below. It sits in the entrance the salon where I get my hair cut and was created by the husband of the owner. I’m trying to set up an interview and hoping he has more like this.
