Category Archives: Art

Happy Halloween

Well, it’s the occasion for donning costumes, so I explored a virtual costume event using a photo AI app on a free trial.

You start by selecting several photos which, in a few seconds, are wildly transformed by applying costumes, settings, or other transformations of your choosing.

The app itself is pretty remarkable.

Here are a couple of the results.

No, I don’t expect to actually remake myself along these lines, even for Halloween.

One of my favorites at the Portland Art Museum

I don’t know why I like this sterling silver boar so much. Perhaps because it reminds me of the large wild boars that would wander down from the mountains during dry spells when we lived in Kaaawa. Maybe it’s the contrast between the rough looking boar and the delicate silverwork. But I was glad that it was included in a exhibit from the Portland Art Museum’s permanent collection that opened over the weekend.

From it’s catalog listing: Gianmaria Buccellati, Boar, last half of 20th century, sterling silver.

The video might be a little slow in loading, but be patient.