Past Forward by Jon Wubbushi

Drawing from the history of last centurys traumas, *Past Forward* confronts us with the cyclical nature of humanitys darkest moments. The difficult episodes from this past are too frequent and immense for any person to fully fathom, so we rely on the best efforts of documentation as a proxy for the lived experiences. The power of these snippets  the relatively few, inescapable images we now recognize of poverty, war, disaster, and persecution  have become icons of lifes horrors, seared into our collective memory. We digest these summations and visual reportage as temporary reminders that we still have so much healing to do. 


*Past Forward* is a post photographic series of historical fiction artworks that challenges us to confront the uncomfortable truths of our shared history, and simultaneously recognize the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity. The imagery conveys the innocence of human vulnerability through depictions of misery, neglect, cruelty, and the weight of societal injustices. The depictions of these subjects through generative art making processes are a reminder of the infinite difficult moments that will never be remembered, yet exist to learn from. 


Through this series, Wubbushi creates works that transcend the traditional boundaries of photography as a medium and documentation as a practice. Each piece suspends a hypothetical moment that never happened  but could have  to create space for reflection and empathy for all the experiences we are fortunate not to live ourselves.


This deeply troubling imagery unearths echoes of historical traumas that reverberate through our world today. By accentuating the inability to capture the full truth of trauma in an image, these artworks convey the difficult essence of what we pray to someday avoid forever. 


Past Forward #25

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BrainDrops

Step into the universe of "Seven" where the power of the "Red Lens" beckons. As a guide through this enigmatic journey, I place in your hands the lens to unravel the intricate threads of human existence. Envy, lust, pride, wrath, sloth, gluttony, and greed seamlessly blend within the tapestry of everyday life. Seize the lens, turn its perspective like the unpredictable twists of a narrative, and traverse corridors where the Seven Deadly Sins silently resonate. Let the lens reveal a narrative where the ordinary morphs into an extraordinary story, painted with hues that defy the mundane.

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PUPPIES

What happens when artificial imagery is pixel-perfect, infinite, and immediately personalized? When your TikTok feed is not just algorithmically targeted to your exact interests but algorithmically generated in real-time?

In *PUPPIES*, ClownVamp explores the optimistic side of this equation to highlight both the light and the dark. A lifetime lover of dogs and, perhaps most relevantly, dog GIFS, YouTube videos, TikToksand really, any form of cute puppies doing cute thingshe imagines what his own feed might look like in a fully optimized AI-future.

Containing 111 images of men and their best friends, PUPPIES explores the bewildering nature of excess cuteness in the age of AI. When artificial imagery can cause us to crack a smile or let out a real-world giggle, can there be too much of a good thing?

In the final innings of the uncanny valley, this work uses the latest advances in additive upscaling to provide fantastical details. The final 16K resolution images show angelic puppies doing things that only a human could love and only a machine could imagine. The occasional AI artifact or oddity gives us a hint that we are seeing something too good to be true. Still, these machine marks are also a marker of this moment  we are mere months away from image generation advances that will serve to make these idiosyncrasies extinct. 

But, for now, let us revel in one thing that humans and machines both want more of: puppies.


Prints: \
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PUPPIES #87

PUPPIES #97

phantoms

living in a box all your life, with no idea who was here before or what they did, just feeling the air crackle before your eyes

Garden of Eden

A flamboyant interpretation of The Garden of Eden, where only Adam roams.

Created for the AI Surrealism Moment organized by Exquisite Workers and Superchief Gallery NFT, taking place on November 28-December 4, 2023. Curated by Anna Dart and Roger Haus.

AI + digital painting by @dehiscenceart 

CH - "Leap of faith"

A run-up, a jump w/o legs - as an embodiment of the possibility of the impossible.

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare






Created for the AI Surrealism Moment organized by Exquisite Workers and Superchief Gallery NFT on November 28-December 4, 2023. Curated by Anna Dart and Roger Haus.


Flora space

Flora space #7

Illusory Issue - Italian Edition

"Illusory Issue" is a work that is a fake representation of a never-before-existing cover of the legendary magazine The New Yorker.

Special for MAIF SPQAI Rome
Elena Lazutina 2023

Divine Watcher

In realms above, where hope takes flight,
The Divine Watcher, with wings of light,
A guardian of dreams, a celestial guide,
Navigates the heavens, by our side.

With wings unfurled, it soars with grace,
Bringing hope to every earthly place.
Through trials and storms, it carries our dreams,
On radiant wings, with purpose it gleams.

3584 x 5376 px