2023; Algorithmically generated source image, oil painted on linen using late 16th century painting techniques
24″ x 49″

This painting was inspired by a series of 15th-century paintings titled “The Ideal City” which predominantly feature architecture.

I was struck by the idea that the images seemed to suggest: that the ideal city is one with no people in it, as the paintings are virtually devoid of human figures.

I used these three paintings and other Renaissance-era paintings that are visually similar to them, as the dataset for an image generation AI.

I selected some of the resulting algorithmically generated images at various “checkpoints” (or steps in the generation process) and arranged them into a cityscape composition.

I then hand-painted the compositions using 15th and 16th-century painting techniques such as glazing and animal skin glue/marble dust canvas preparation.

Detail images

Reproductions on Canvas available

Each reproduction is giclee printed on canvas, hand-stretched, touched up with acrylic paint, varnished, and signed. Costs cover printing, materials, and labor.
Small (12” H x 24” W): $200

Large (19” H x 44” W): $400

Please inquire if you are interested in ordering a custom painting reproduction.

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