AI ART: "Expressions of Identity: African American Art in the City of Philadelphia"
1 media/AI ART Expressions of Identity African American Art in the City of Philadelphia - By BLACK ART LIT DATA_thumb.png 2023-11-27T18:12:06-08:00 kYmberly Keeton 9362993029ca88c8d3b40345148bb9d36b16c130 43498 11 African Americans in the city of Philadelphia Surrounded by Buildings and Words plain 2023-11-29T20:38:41-08:00 AI ART: "Expressions of Identity: African American Art in the City of Philadelphia" © 2023 by BLACK ART LIT DATA is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 November 2023 Hyperdetailed Charcoal Drawing An AI-generated image created using a text-to-art generator portrays African American individuals in the city, surrounded by buildings and their words. The image was generated using specific keywords such as Identity, buildings, Philadelphia, African American, males, and women. The purpose behind generating this image was to see what the system would produce based on the input. The output of the generator is the image that is currently displayed. Hand Drawn BLACK ART LIT DATA kYmberly Keeton 9362993029ca88c8d3b40345148bb9d36b16c130This page is referenced by:
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Exhibition Space
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On View | ARTOGRAPHY: Black Art Lit Community Archiving
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"Cracking break of day
colors Philadelphia
beyond the buildings"I utilize a creative fusion of data vignettes based on literary and visual elements, data science, and artificial intelligence, employing the 2nd and 3rd person fictional perspectives to bring to life the extraordinary nature of Black memory work. (I) LeRoy Locke, a masterful wordsmith, meticulously crafted each entry in my journal, vividly envisioning a remarkable new world of Black Reality through artography. Along with my musings, through the direction of African American visual and literary artists., I am the eye of the great migration; the archive of 1865, tilled through the soil of dirt, slavery, my ancestors _ moving on _ up, to the cityside, buildings collide like Black Thoughts; Black Thought, on a rainy day. It is the year 2045.
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In 2045, Iaville, Philadelphia is a thriving, futuristic city with advanced technology and a diverse population. Despite the city's progress, the Black community's identity is at risk of being lost. Gentrification is rampant in the neighborhoods on the south side, and the police force is struggling to keep up with FBI investigations into several deaths in the arts community. Meanwhile, a new political party called the "New Republic Party" is gaining popularity and people are beginning to catch a "fever" and break out in hives.
LeRoy is facing several challenges, but he is determined to make a difference and have a positive impact on his community. His unwavering passion and dedication are a testament to the resilience and determination of the African American community in Philadelphia. Despite the chaos and mayhem in Iaville, Philadelphia, LeRoy firmly believes that the city is a place where dreams can come true.
To realize his dream of showcasing his art and literary works in the prestigious Kindred Blackness Museum, the artist must first immerse himself in the creative process. He embarks on a quest to find inspiration by meeting the artists who will be the subjects of his paintings and sketches.
With the onset of a global pandemic, the task becomes more challenging, as he navigates the deserted streets of Iaville, searching for the right individuals to capture on canvas and paper. Despite the difficulties, he remains determined to succeed, driven by his passion for art and his desire to make a name for himself in the competitive world of art exhibitions. -
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Winter 2024 | The Debut of ARTOGRAPHY
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE KINDRED BLACKNESS MUSEUM DEBUTS NEW EXHIBITION
ARTOGRAPHY: BLACK ART LIT DATA COMMUNITY ARCHIVING
December 2023---ARTOGRAPHY: Black Art Lit Community Archiving (2023) is an extraordinary futuristic exhibition that showcases the exceptional talent of African American artists who were born or adopted as residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - reimagined through the lens of autoethnography, data as narrative, and artificial intelligence. The exhibition will debut online February 1, 2024.
The artwork combines visual and literary art in a mixed-media data story approach, highlighting each artist's unique experiences in community archiving of Black history. The exhibition curator, through an autoethnographic lens, researched community archiving practices that have taken place through these works during eras of Black history in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ARTOGRAPHY as an exhibition is presented as a fictional data narrative told through the lens of 21-year-old LeRoy Malik Locke who lives in Iaville, Philadelphia.
The Definition | The Methodology
"Artography"
According to scholar, Rita L. Irwin (2022), A/r/tography is the practice of exploring the world through a continuous process of creating art and writing. The two mediums are interconnected, weaving together to create enhanced meanings. A/r/tographical work is guided by concepts such as living inquiry, metaphor/metonymy, and excess, embodied in the exchanges between art and text. While a/r/tography is about self-expression, it is also social. Groups of a/r/tographers come together to engage in shared inquiries and present their collective works to others.
Reimagined Artwork in Exhibition Data Narrative
Without a doubt, this outstanding assemblage of reimagined AI artwork, artographrapy, and literature by the narrator unequivocally attests to the exceptional talent and skill of African-American artists renowned artists such as Alain LeRoy Locke, Howardena Pindell, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Ellen Powell Tiberino, Syd Carpenter, Moses Williams, Nanette Acker Clark, Frances Harper, Jessie Fauset, Kristen Hunter, Loren Carey, Mae V. Cowdry, Sonia Sanchez, and Alice Dunbar Nelson.
The Curator
Alain LeRoy Locke, a prominent American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts, received recognition as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar in 1907. Notably, Locke's contributions to the Harlem Renaissance as the philosophical architect and the "Dean" have left a lasting impact on American literature and culture. Locke's expertise in philosophy and literature enabled him to inspire an entire generation of African-American writers and artists, encouraging them to embrace their cultural heritage and challenge the status quo. Locke's legacy as a trailblazing visionary continues to inspire scholars and artists alike to this day.
The exhibition is sponsored by The Kindred Blackness Museum, ART LIT DATA, The Creative CoLab, and the 2023 LEAD Fellows Program at Drexel University in conjunction with Temple University Libraries. The reimagined exhibition is available online from February 1, 2024, through September 7, 2024, and is not to be missed.
Contact Information:
Alain LeRoy Locke
The Kindred Blackness Museum
Phone: 215-435-0017
Email: blackart@kindredblacknessmuseum
URL: http://bit.ly/thekindredblacknessmuseum
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Exhibition Space II
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Part II: Malik Treks to the Kindred Museum on the Way He Encounters the Ancestral Spirits of the Black Iaville Artists Collective—The Shadow.
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Vignette 2: "Threaded Stories: African American Community and Art in Philadelphia's History"