July 13–14, 2024
Like any new technology the rapid rise of AI Assisted Art has been met with a chorus of strong opinions that range from apocalyptic visions of a world of mass produced and soulless art to utopian scenarios where art is democratized and anyone, regardless of traditional technical skills is freed to be creative. Regardless of which of these visions comes to be – and it will almost certainly be a little of both – the one thing that most people can agree on is that the emergence of Artificial Intelligence is not going to go away and it will in short time have a profound effect on how we make, distribute, look at and think about art.
Contrary to what many people believe, AI is not simply about entering text and getting an image. This is a workshop designed to harness the full range of AI imaging tools for individual creative expression. Utilizing the powerful new AI generative features in Adobe Photoshop as well as independent AI programs like Midjourney. Students will learn a wide range of creative techniques that can be employed to create new work or manipulate your pre-existing images.
Students will be expected to have a basic understanding of Photoshop essentials in order to participate in the workshop.
All participants will receive an additional year on their CPW Digital Media Lab membership.
WHAT TO BRING: 20-30 files you want to work with, and a notebook. If you’d like to bring your own laptop (must be able to run the newest version of Photoshop), please email education@cpw.org before registering.
SATURDAY, JULY 13: 10:00 – 4:00 pm
SUNDAY, JULY 14: 10:00 – 4:00 pm
WHERE: 25 Dederick Street, Kingston, NY
TUITION: $400
CPW MEMBERS: $350
CLASS LIMIT: 6
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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
OLIVER WASOW is a fine art photographer currently living and working in Rhinebeck, NY. He received his BA from Hunter College and his Master’s Degree from the Transart Institute, in Austria. His work is currently represented by Theodore:Art Gallery in NYC. Wasow has had a number of one person exhibitions, including shows at the Josh Baer Gallery, Janet Borden Gallery, The Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette, LA, The South Eastern Center for Contemporary Art in North Carolina, and Galerie De Poche in Paris, France. His work has also been included in numerous national and international group shows, including such benchmark exhibitions as ‘Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop,’ at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ‘Image World,’ at the Whitney Museum of Art in NYC, and ‘The Photography of Invention,’ at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. His photographs are included in a number of private collections and are also represented in various prominent public collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and The Milwaukee Art Museum. Reviews of his work have been featured in most major art publications, including, among others, Art Forum, Art in America and The New York Times. Wasow has produced two books, ‘Artist Unknown’ in 2007 and ‘Friends, Enemies and Strangers,” in 2018. He has been the recipient of various grants and awards including a Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant in 1999 and, in 2000, his second New York State Council on the Arts Grant.
Banner image © Oliver Wasow.
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