So @David, first I would like to thank you for this provocative translation of Michael¹s portraits. The conversion brings up some interesting questions concerning our discussion of net behaviours and what might be a statement concerning net identity. (At least I can construe it that way.)
If in fact Michael has lent warmth, personalization, visualization, and a sense of ³realness" to some of the unique identities and faces participating on this list, in your color averaging calculation, does it not erase all of that? What we are left with is a single, pure color that has been assigned to a hexagram value as used in coding and stylizing on the Web. It reminds me a little of the George Lucas film THX1138, in which individuality is reduced to numerical values, a common motif in many science fiction films about the horrors of the future & technology & identity annihilation. My question then is whether or not this was at all the intent of the series or if it is legitimate in your mind to interpret your renderings this way: as commentary on our evolving net identities, how we are perceived online, how the distribution and virtualization of our personalities might lose their distinction (and detail) via the network as they become homogenized in a sea of values. Randall From: That Is Repulsive <[email protected]> Reply-To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 6:31 PM To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <[email protected]>, michael szpakowski <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] neat NZ rites : helen varley jamieson / MANY Series so far https://www.behance.net/Netartizens <https://www.behance.net/Netartizens> Portraits based on the calculated average colour derived from original artworks by michael szpakowski Generated using custom Processing script 2448x2448px PNG File format #88837f_helen_varley_jamieson.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308701/88837f_helen_varley_jamiesonpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308701/88837f_helen_varley_jamiesonpng> #61707a_karl_heinz_jeron.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308647/61707a_karl_heinz_jeronpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308647/61707a_karl_heinz_jeronpng> #6f616d_helen_pritchard.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308577/6f616d_helen_pritchardpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308577/6f616d_helen_pritchardpng> #2d2d2e_rob_myers.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308497/2d2d2e_rob_myerspng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308497/2d2d2e_rob_myerspng> #8c8e92_kath_o'donnell.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308453/8c8e92_kath_odonnellpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308453/8c8e92_kath_odonnellpng> #adaaad_simon_mclennan.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308389/adaaad_simon_mclennanpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308389/adaaad_simon_mclennanpng> #89868d_isabel_brison.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308275/89868d_isabel_brisonpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308275/89868d_isabel_brisonpng> #7f7b81_mez.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308159/7f7b81_mezpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308159/7f7b81_mezpng> #6c706f_alan_sondheim.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308089/6c706f_alan_sondheimpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308089/6c706f_alan_sondheimpng> #747892_patrick_lichty.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308005/747892_patrick_lichtypng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24308005/747892_patrick_lichtypng> #9c8189_dr_hairy.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24307781/9c8189_dr_hairypng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24307781/9c8189_dr_hairypng> #837f84_ruth_catlow.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24307661/837f84_ruth_catlowpng <https://www.behance.net/gallery/24307661/837f84_ruth_catlowpng> #7e797e_randall_packer.png https://www.behance.net/gallery/24307275/7e797e_randall_packerpng David > On 8 Mar 2015, at 20:42, michael szpakowski <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/szpako/16755763411/ > > oil on canvas //12X9" //painted from google search // posted to Flickr > > series so far: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/szpako/sets/72157651122579216 > > cheers > michael > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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