Makani Rising

Generative/collaborative-AI artist exploring the intersection of culture and technology. Using bold color to celebrate the vibrancy of nature.

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

@megbatphoto Really liked your collection. I generated this from one of your shots and thought I would share.

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

Happy to see grace and aloha being celebrated! Can't wait to see the full collection.

[ZeeZee @ZeeZee_ETH]

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@bryanbrinkman is an American digital artist based in New York. He creates mesmerizing, intricate, and vibrant art using a variety of digital tools and techniques. His work explores themes such as identity, memory, and the interconnectedness of humanity.
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[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

Mint page--> https://t.co/SRTQoyyHTA

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

Just created my first mint page using @manifoldxyz
for "Inside of Me", the vast potential to create worlds that we carry.

It's a 1/100 OE. In honor of #NFTNYC2023 I figured it was just time to ship it and mint.

Grateful for this moment, excited to see where I take it next.

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

😍Amazing!

[MattKane.eth 🎨 @MattKaneArtist]

Imagine writing the algorithm responsible for these. What would you do with it?

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Day 4:

"Umikiteiru"

[fxhash @fx_hash_]

@distcollective A Theory of General Instability by @HAL09999

In this mesmerizing experience, 2.5M particles are exposed instabilities of a digital scalar force field, visualizing shapes from a universe born of changing events.

https://t.co/n8RWZX7eBO

[Sarah Zucker @thesarahshow]

Reading a great book (Meganets) that makes use of the phrase “so-called non-fungible tokens.”

Academics and journalists seem to think saying “NFT” without a qualifier that indicates their suspicion will get them blacklisted from the intelligentsia.

The fact that they’re probably correct says more about the limiting effects of self-policing in modern intellectualism than it does about NFTs. (Which just *are* non-fungible tokens, whether you *call* them that or not)

It’s a tendency I’ve noted in myself as well - must always balance the thought, neutralize any possible charge lest you anger some unconsidered faction. It’s paralyzing to cognition, and it has led to a generation of timid thinking in the face of a vastly challenging future.

The irony here is that it’s a tendency brought about by participation in the very meganets that this book is addressing - the way we have had to adapt to being highly visible beyond our organic spheres of influence. We have to temper our language and our thoughts in case they travel beyond our intended audience.

Even just naming this is giving me agita - preparing for the possible onslaught of bad faith readers who will rain fire and fury upon my tender being. I may delete this entire post.

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

Every new technology prompts us to reconsider the definition of art. And it's the same outcome every time. Bullish.

[YUYU。🇵🇸 @cyber_yuyu]

Can we please stop arguing whether AI Art is Art or no? it is exhausting.

Anything can be art if it’s conceptualised by an artist - someone sharing their vision and soul through their creations. Period. No tool matters in the 21st century, move on!

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

@clairesilver Super cool

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

Day 3:

The Perl (with)in #midjourney #AIart

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

Happy to see grace and aloha being celebrated! Can't wait to see the full collection.

[megbatphoto @megbatphoto]

Meet Alisha. A native Hawaiian who welcomed me into her home and introduced me to her family and made me feel like I was a part of it. Her spirit and her beauty are unmatched and I am so grateful for the time we got to spend in Kauai together. She hired me to capture her on her birthday and we ended up creating some of my favorite photos that I’ve ever shot. The collection drops on Monday and I cannot wait to share it with you all 😍

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

Day 2 of my explorations:

"Encompass Rose"

Like her, I'm trying to reach out a little bit further every day.

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

@xerocooleth gm

[Makani Rising @MakaniRising]

My first experiments with @midjourney_ai.

The colors become her.

Maybe I'll start minting soon.