Kevin Abosch Talks AI-Enabled Synthetic Photography and ‘Civics’

For the first Dreamforum AI Conference at Bright Moments Venice Beach, Leo Emanuel, CEO of Autoaim, and Si Parmeggiani, aka Neptunian Glitter Ball, a Creative Director at Meta, shared insights about how AI can be utilized by brands and advertising agencies and why wise creatives will embrace these tools. “What I’m seeing in the past couple of months is a complete pivot from, ‘I hate AI,’ to, ‘Shit, I need to be on it as soon as possible.’” - Si Parmeggiani In this frank and informative chat, Si and Leo discuss the applications for AI tools in the hands of creatives, agencies, and brands, where things stand today, and where things are going soon. “AI won’t take your job. A person using AI will.” - Leo Emanuel What can we expect from AI in the right hands? The consensus is lower costs, more quantity, and higher quality — along with unprecedented personalization. Follow Neptunian Glitter Ball https://www.instagram.com/neptunianglitterball https://sisays.ai/ Follow Leo Emanuel’s Autoaim https://autoaim.com/ Follow Bright Moments https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

After debuting ‘AI Imagined Faces: On-Chain’ at Bright Moments Tokyo, Pindar Van Arman visited Venice Beach to reflect on the collection, as well as his experiences as both an AI artist and an art collector. As someone who was early to AI art, he has rare perspective on where we are now from where we started. He shares insights on the similarities and differences between humans and machines and how both can be creative in different ways. He delves into his experience collecting genesis pieces from Claire Silver and XCOPY, generating truly random numbers from quantum computers, and how he became a crypto artist who uses AI vs. an AI artist who uses crypto. He also shares advice for emerging artists to save them from some of the hard lessons he has learned over his career. If you’re interested in artificial intelligence, on-chain art, or some of the deeper aspects of technology and humanity, this will be a fascinating talk for you. Follow Pindar Van Arman: https://www.cloudpainter.com/ https://twitter.com/VanArman Follow Bright Moments: https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

In this recording of a Twitter Space held on July 11th, 2023, you'll hear from members of the Bright Moments team and the global CryptoCitizen community about the upcoming City Vote (City 9) and insights around each location from the team and community members. With strong opinions surrounding our final City Vote, this Space allows us to invite the public into the conversation. The vote will remain open until Monday, July 17th and the options are Athens, Cape Town, Dubai, Paris, and Seoul. Which will you vote for? Be sure to follow Bright Moments on Twitter and turn notifications on so that you can join our next Twitter Space LIVE. Follow Bright Moments: https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

Joining Bright Moments founder Seth Goldstein in Venice Beach, CA, Matt DesLauriers deep dives into his work, including 'Folio' at Bright Moments London, and his lifelong interest in computer-based artwork. From analog computer systems to early generative art to current trends, including AI, Matt explores topics that anyone who shares an enthusiasm for art and technology can appreciate. Follow Matt DesLauriers: https://www.mattdesl.com/ https://twitter.com/mattdesl http://instagram.com/mattdesl_art Follow Bright Moments: https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

In this recording of a Twitter Space held on June 27, 2023, you'll hear from members of the Bright Moments team and global CryptoCitizen community about Buenos Aires (City 8) and the potential locations for City 9. Members of our team have just returned from a scouting trip to Buenos Aires and Patagonia, and have so much to share about their experiences. We also hear from some native Argentinians about what makes these places so special, and what our community can expect from November 2 to 5 later this year. Even as we prepare for City 8, we start to plan for City 9. The vote goes live this week, and the options are Athens, Cape Town, Dubai, Paris, and Seoul. Which will you vote for? Be sure to follow Bright Moments on Twitter and turn notifications on so that you can join our next Twitter Space LIVE. Follow Bright Moments: https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

After debuting 'Civics' -- a collection depicting civil disobedience through synthetic photojournalism at Bright Moments Tokyo, Kevin Abosch visited our Venice Beach gallery to discuss his past, his process, and these works with Seth Goldstein and our guests. Kevin's story is fascinating, running the gamut from giving up science to pursue truth in art, to selling actor headshots in order to survive, to discovering crypto, to tokenizing himself as a commodity, to machine learning and synthetic photography. Follow Kevin Abosch: https://kevinabosch.com/ https://twitter.com/kevinabosch⁠ https://instagram.com/kevinabosch/ Follow Bright Moments: https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

In this recording from a live Twitter Space (Friday, April 28, 2023), we share what you need to know if you're joining us for Bright Moments Tokyo (May 5-10) -- and what you're missing if not! With most of our team now present in Tokyo, we've got some stories to share about our experiences so far -- what we've learned, what we've done, and what we're excited about. We also have more artist info, including a guest appearance from Japanese Contemporary Collection artist, Saeko, and answer questions about IRL minting -- what you should expect and what you need to do in order to prepare (visit https://app.brightmoments.io/https://app.brightmoments.io/). You can learn more at our Bright Moments Tokyo page or from our FAQ. Follow Bright Moments: https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

AI art is not just coming — it’s here. But, how does it relate to on-chain generative art and NFTs? AI artists and pioneers of the form, Ganbrood and Sofia Crespo, join Bright Moments founder Seth Goldstein in this wide-reaching panel. The artists give insights into their backgrounds, methods, and expectations going forward. They also shine light on how their work and AI art, in general, can exist and co-exist with other generative art on-chain, and where it fits in the broader spectrum of art. Recorded November 19, 2022 in Mexico City Follow Sofia Crespo https://sofiacrespo.com/ https://twitter.com/soficrespo91 https://www.instagram.com/sofiacrespo/ Follow Ganbrood https://www.ganbrood.com https://www.instagram.com/ganbrood/ https://twitter.com/ganbrood Follow Bright Moments: https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

In this recording of a Twitter Space held on March 21, 2023, you'll hear from members of the Bright Moments team and global CryptoCitizen community about the upcoming City 8 vote, as well as hopes and plans for Cities 9 and 10. Firstly, we're excited to announce that the City 8 vote has already set records for both the most Citizens and individual wallets participating across all votes that we've held so far, so thank you to everyone who has helped to steer the future of this group. If you haven't voted yet, all votes can be found at https://app.brightmoments.io, so please join in. In this recording, you'll hear about how our ranked vote system works and a lot about the two leading candidates -- Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sydney, Australia. Participants pitch their top choice and reveal their motivations for making that decision. We also reveal plans for City 9 and a lot more about the big finale planned for City 10 in Venice, Italy. Be sure to follow Bright Moments on Twitter and turn notifications on so that you can join our next Twitter Space LIVE. Follow Bright Moments: https://www.brightmoments.io/ https://twitter.com/brtmoments https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/ http://discord.gg/bright-moments

After finding success on Tezos and fx(hash), Nat Sarkissian brought his talents to Bright Moments Venice Beach and ETH for 'Sunset on the Bluffs'.  Inspired by an inspiring hike, this collection conjures the landscapes of Southern California and renders in an oil pastel style. The communal viewing experience brought collectors and the artist together in a casual, familial setting to share the reveal in-real-life.   For our audio-only audience, this episode features an interview with Nat Sarkissian, and sound bites from Durtis (Art Blocks), Mixbrick (Collector), and Henry Pye (Developer). Recorded February 16, 2023   Follow Nat Sarkissian:  http://natsarkissian.com/  https://www.fxhash.xyz/u/Nat%20Sarkissian  https://twitter.com/_NatSarkissian  Follow Bright Moments:  https://www.brightmoments.io/  https://twitter.com/brtmoments  https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery  https://www.youtube.com/c/BrightMoments  https://brightmoments.mirror.xyz/  http://discord.gg/bright-moments