1/Today we examine one of the greatest AI Artists in
The @ClaireSilver12 Chronicles - A 🧵
2/Philosophy
Claire collaborates with AI to produce art that evokes a wordless truth in the viewer
"I do not make statements on whether AI is good or bad. I'm a caveman painting fire."
3/Vision
With the rise of AI the barrier of skill is swept away
Taste is the new skill
Claire believes what comes next will be the cream of humanity's entire creative lineage
4/Themes
She explores themes of vulnerability, trauma, disability, social hierarchy, innocence and divinity
While questioning the role they will play in our transhumanist future
5/Purpose
Claire hopes training the GAN on a traditional painting style will shape it to bring our collective culture forward
“I see AI as liberation, as an extension of the imagination, deeply personal, inexorable from the artist using it."
6/Illness
In 2016, Claire was diagnosed with a serious illness and couldn't work
Experiencing depression she decided to teach herself to paint (mostly oil paintings) as a new hobby she shared on Reddit
7/Digital Art
She eventually transitioned to digital art because of its ease of use
Claire studied Ganbreeder and Procreate and began making digital/physical art twins
8/Introduction to NFTs
She got started in the industry in 2017 after learning about Crypto on 4Chan
Late to claiming @cryptopunksnfts, Claire recounts the story:
9/Cryptopunks Support
Claire is now instantly recognizable by her PFP, the pink-haired Punk 1629
@justinaversano and @gmoneyNFT helped 1629 travel the world
10/NFT Art
Claire has a background in art history and marketing which is a great fit for the NFT space
She began making her own NFT Art in Feb 2021, quickly gained 1500 followers in 4 days
11/Artistic Process
Her process moves back and forth from analog to digital
Blending classical style and mythos into art
With the aim of collaboratively producing work that feels at once familiar and strange
12/Genesis Piece
Claire's Genesis Piece was collected by the legendary AI Artist @PindarVanArman
Who also went on to collect one of her statement pieces Cassandra Ex Machina
An incredible start
13/@braindrops_art
@justintrimble invited Claire to the first drop of Braindrops after a riveting AI conversation
The 500 AI images depict the rise and fall of civilisations
Immediately attracting legendary collectors like @mooncat2878
14/@SuperRare Genesis
The piece is based on a selfie Claire took at Sotheby’s auction in London
Purchased by prolific collector @batsoupyum this is one of the top 200 highest sales
15/#ClaireAIContest
Claire is a massive supporter of fellow artists using proceeds from her SR Genesis sale to collect their work
She also organises highly anticipated AI art contests to discover new talent
With @rainisto a previous winner
16/@LACMA
It was inevitable Claire's work would enter a world-class art institution
Commissioned by @CozomoMedici in Oct 2021
“A Feeling I Can’t Put My Finger On” now resides in the LACMA
17/@accelerateart
@benroy__ came into contact with Claire when she had 436 followers on Twitter
They decided to Co-Found Accelerateart
A charitable organisation committed to supporting emerging web3 artists
18/Teaching
Claire constantly supports the community and
Shares tutuorials to help newcomers who are looking to enter the AI space
19/Summary
Claire is one of the top 5 highest selling AI Artists of all time and a personal favourite
Expect to see more content on her artwork from me in the future
In the meantime I leave you with her 43 Lessons
20/Prominent Supporters
@whitehotmag @punk4156 @fraportelli @nfturban @NickFabian @fineartness @PapaBearded @ArtGeebz
@DeeZeFi @benroy__ @benitopagotto @justinaversano
@gmoneyNFT @saveartspace @claudslr @Intodaysnight @dansickles @krybharat @funghibull @CharliCohen
21/Supporters cont
@CozomoMedici @kevinrose @Vince_Van_Dough @blake_wood @AWright01 @pridesai @ThankYouX @punk2513 @JacCourtney @MUSE0DAO @benjaminbardou @refikanadol @ProfessorJun_ @punk6529 @Anonymoux2311 @krystallschott @EpoLabs @ArtMatthewStone @sxtvik @andr3w321
22/Supporters cont
@XCOPYART @mooncat2878 @filippo_mugnai @jonvoe_eth @Debussy100 @ColdBloodShill @shibboleth88 @IIIXIIIIIX @beautyandpunk @ricgalbraith @lphaCentauriKid @co1born @samjstudios @enjoyoor @comfydevil @ralph_cosentino @jabdoteth @patrickamadon @FiremanNFT
23/TL;DR
1. Philosophy
2. Vision
3. Themes
4. Purpose
5. Illness
6. Digital Art
7. Intro to NFTs
8. Punk Support
9. NFT Art
24/TL;DR cont
10. Artistic Process
11. Genesis Piece
12. Braindrops
13. SuperRare Genesis
14. AI Contest
15. LACMA
16. Accelerateart
17. Teaching
18. Summary
25/Thanks for reading ❤❤️❤️
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