'I want to believe' created for fellow 8liens holders. 
1 claim per wallet, snapshot taken 2/14/23

I want to believe

Cerberus by Rare

A digital painting pastiche based on Jacques-Louis David's 1793 masterpiece "The Death of Marat," with the revolutionary martyr Jean-Paul Marat replaced by Tesla's Optimus 2 humanoid robot. By replacing Marat with the Optimus 2 robot, the narrative is shifted from the French Revolution to the robotic and AI revolution we are all on the cusp of.

Death of Ø

Where's Rare? Can someone find my homie?  
Rare has been missing since 16 February 2023. He was last seen hitting his All Time Highs for 1/1s.  
He responds to Rare and Rare Force, he is friendly but also weary of scammers.  
Seems to have been suspended from Twitter with no provocation. 
We would love for him to be reunited with all his digital buddies.

Where's Rare? #28/50

A portrait of Spot. Exploring the timeless relationship between humans and our four legged friends, but with a modern twist.

A portrait of Spot.

A modern still life. Brian Donnelly, also known as Kaws, iconic flayed companion is seen wearing his collaborative Air Jordan 4's. Commercialism and consumerism at its height, two titans of each respective worlds combined. We want it, because they tell use we need it.

Kaws and Effect

California landscape series continued again, ran through the machine going back and forth till an unexpected desirable outcome was achieved. Continued by digitally manipulating by hand, furthering the conversation between machine and human.
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California; Dreaming IV

Where's Rare? #43/50

Rare's Editions

A free claim for the 8liens NFT community by Rare.

Rare wants to believe.

A pastiche of Robert Edge Pine's 18th century Romantic painting, 'The Young Sportsman' digitally painted including our favorite four legged quadruped robots.

The dystopian future (or past) narrative continues but pushing the dialog from modern day to the mid 18th century for its absurdity and levity in the face of a potential grim future. Where (and when) will we find Spot next?  

The Young Spøtsman

SuperRare

Foundation

California; Dreaming III

Hic et Nunc

A study of a study of a painting. 
Shaping inputs with intentions, running it through the program, then painting and manipulating the output. A dialog between human and machine.


Study after Francis Bacon's Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X 

Versum

A boy with a floral background.
Inputs manipulated and outputs painted on. Ran through the machine and back.

boy, flowers

For the pieces that don't belong in other collections.

No longer AI, the experiments in posture series have evolved to full on digital painting while using AI assisted reference photos for the basis of the painting. Purposely keeping the figure incomplete while the brain fills in the rest of the shapes, this is an exploration in posture, in figure, and in motion.

Devotion 

Rare

A figure of a man, ready to strike. Created with the assistance of AI manipulation of reference photo, digitally illustrated from the ground up with liberties.

strike

Monochromatic meditations in illustration.

A figure of a woman, sitting. Created with the assistance of AI manipulation of reference photo, digitally illustrated from the ground up with liberties. 

woman sitting

The inevitable dystopian future we are heading to (already there) and how we adjust and go about our day to day. Don't forget to walk your dog, charge your dog, and play with your dog. He is a good boy. 

A good boy

"The future is already here, it's just not very evenly distributed." - William Gibson

Even our robotic four legged friends like to be comfortable.

Off!

A good boy.

Mothra created through neural networks and painted digitally.

Mothra

Kaiju created through neural networks and manipulated through digital painting.

Godzilla created through neural networks and painted digitally. 

Godzilla

Kaiju

Experimenting in posture. A long form painting exploring the space our bodies take.

So it goes.

Saint Sebastian after Rubens. Using AI as a reference, digitally painted from the ground up.

its only a flesh wound...

1 of 1

Forthcoming

Experimenting in figurative art. Earlier work ran through GAN, current paintings are based off GAN reference but painted from the ground up.

Gyrus

Experiments in Posture

Consumerism and commercialism in all its glory. The follow up to I'm Loving (L)it.

Air Fryer 1

The iconic one and only Rare Jordan 1 0G. I couldn't afford a pair when I was younger, but I can now.

Rare Jordan 1 0G RF1

Rarible

Suitable for swimming pools and bathrooms.
Inspired by D.H. for the 12 Days of Art.

IPX8

Man vs Machine with the highest stakes. Can four humans handle the Boston Dynamic Spot in the ultimate modern sport, Pickleball?  


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