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KUSH TOP TEN FINALIST, PETER GABRIEL CONTEST
February 2023, Kush participated in the prestigious Diffuse Together contest hosted by Stability Diffusion. This contest centered around producing music videos, set to the captivating tunes of the legendary musician Peter Gabriel. Demonstrating remarkable talent and innovation, Kush ambitiously submitted two AI-generated music videos for consideration. Among numerous entries, Kush's exceptional work secured a place among the esteemed Top Ten finalists, a testament to their artistic prowess and dedication.Although Kush's entry did not claim the ultimate victory, their efforts were far from unnoticed. An exceptional highlight of the journey was when Peter Gabriel himself personally reviewed Kush's music video, "Sledgehammer." This remarkable recognition from such a renowned artist served as a tremendous source of inspiration, reaffirming Kush's passion for the craft and encouraging them to continue honing their creative abilities.Embracing the spirit of perseverance and artistic exploration, Kush's music video for "Sledgehammer" remains a testament to their artistic vision and innovative approach in combining AI technology with captivating melodies. As the journey continues, Kush looks forward to further growth and new opportunities to showcase their artistry to the world.
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FACES: THE OG AI PFP
FACES is a collection of 250 AI generated abstract faces by KUSH. Created in June 2022, this is the earliest known AI PFP project on the blockchain. Each face is unique and composed of different shapes, colors, and textures. The collection is meant to represent the diversity of human faces, as well as the flexibility and creativity of the AI that created them.
VISUAL STYLE SAMPLING CORNER
As a visual artist, I’m always looking for new and unique ways to create something original. Recently, I’ve been exploring the possibilities of using artificial intelligence (AI) to sample other visual artists’ styles and create something entirely new. I’m able to take the individual elements from a variety of different artworks, mix them together, and create something unique. My AI-generated art pieces blend together different styles, techniques, and perspectives, and the results are often quite stunning.I have written a few articles on what I'm doing on Medium. You can follow along and read the entire story here:
Pop's Last Supper: Pop Wonder Visual Style Sample
KUSH x ASCH
A new collaboration between Ernesto Asch and Kush using the Visual Style Sampling Method! Here's Ernesto in his own words!"As an artist, my style has always been characterized by a strong and forceful expressionist vision of the human figure, imbued in abstract contexts of great chromatic power. I am honored to have been the inspiration for multimedia artist KUSH's latest project, which uses a custom AI model based on my works to create new and unique but similar works of art."AVAILABLE TO COLLECT ON BOTH ETH AND TEZ!
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A collaboration between abstract artist mpozzecco and Kush is a unique and innovative exploration of the intersection of art, technology and culture. By leveraging mpozzecco's artwork to create a custom AI model, Kush has produced an entirely new collection of artwork called MpozzKush, which combines mpozzecco's signature style with Kush's own MetaMushrooms mythology, Magic Bus trip, color and style properties.There are 100 1/1 artworks priced at 0.005 $ETH
KUSH is a creative explorer who has been free-diving at the intersection of sound, video, and experience design for more than 30 years. A native of Silicon Valley, bus-traveler and sonic-manipulator with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, Kush brings a positive, fun, dynamic, and spirited sensibility to all his creative works.KUSH has created multimedia experiences for The Disco Biscuits, DJ Shadow, Meat Beat Manifesto, Dream Theater, and numerous other artists. His extensive experience as a live and studio engineer, video producer, multi-instrumentalist, 2D/3D, AI, prompt engineer and unique graphic designer are all on display in his latest work in the NFT world.
NOW MINTING!MAGIC BUS: THE TRIP OF A LIFETIMEARTIST STATEMENT:
Throughout my life, I have been drawn to the counterculture movement of the 1960s, especially Ken Kesey and his works. Ken Kesey was an American author, most famously known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which was made into an Academy Award-winning film. He is also known for The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test, which chronicles the adventures of the Merry Pranksters and their journey on the psychedelic bus Further. Ken Kesey was a pivotal figure in the counterculture movement and his works were a major influence on the Grateful Dead, who were also a part of the Pranksters' journey.When I was sixteen, I read The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test and was immediately drawn to the story of the Pranksters and their journey. I was captivated by the idea of living an adventurous life without boundaries or expectations. When I was twenty-four, I had the opportunity to live with Ken Kesey and join the Merry Pranksters on their journey on the psychedelic bus. I was an actor, sound engineer, and road manager for the Pranksters, and it was an amazing experience.My art project Magic Bus is inspired by my experiences with the Pranksters and the counterculture movement. The bus trip represents the time in our lives when we have our greatest adventure, and I want to share this experience with others. Through this project, I hope to capture the essence of the Pranksters' journey and the freedom and joy that comes with it. I want to bring the spirit of the counterculture movement to life through the project and share it with the world. I believe that art can be a powerful tool for expression and can give us a glimpse into a time and place that would otherwise remain unexplored.
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MORE ON KEN KESEY
Ken Kesey is best known for his most famous book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which was a novel about a mental institution and the struggle of an individual against an oppressive system. This book was a major influence in the 1960s and helped to shape the mindset of the time.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was written in 1959 and published in 1962 in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement and deep changes to the way psychology and psychiatry were being approached in America. The 1960s began the controversial movement towards deinstitutionalization, an act that would have affected the characters in Kesey's novel. The novel is a direct product of Kesey's time working the graveyard shift as an orderly at a mental health facility in Menlo Park, California.Not only did he speak to the patients and witness the workings of the institution, he also voluntarily took psychoactive drugs, including mescaline and LSD, as part of Project MKUltra. In addition to his work with Project MKUltra, Kesey took LSD recreationally; advocating for drug use as a path to individual freedom.
MORE ABOUT: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestTom Wolfe wrote a book about The Merry Pranksters called The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test, which detailed the adventures of the group and their experiences with LSD and other psychedelic drugs. This book was a major influence on me when I was 16, and I was so inspired by Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters that when I was 24 I lived and worked with them. I was on the road with a theater troupe in a bus, acting, sound engineering and road managing.
MORE ABOUT: The Electric Kool-aid Acid TestThis bus trip was a huge part of my life and it represented a time of great adventure. It was a time of fun and freedom, and it was a time when we could express ourselves in ways that weren't always accepted by society. It was also a time when I was able to explore different aspects of my personality and learn more about the world.
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