Last week, my input to a GAN (Generative Adverserial Network) returned image #1; leaving me severely unimpressed.

My Initial thoughts were, "This sure is a fugly (f*ckin' ugly), incoherent mess."

To me, it's desperately shouting, "No really! I'm REAL art, just the new AI Generative kind! Hey, wait a minute. Uh-uh, don't even think about scrapping me, buddy! It was YOUR input to the GAN that made me. I am YOUR baby."

[All true statements that I couldn't argue with then or now.]

Feeling responsible, I wanted to just shelve it; hoping to forget it eventually.

But then I looked at it a little longer, more closely and from different angles - including upsidedown.

That's when I saw the elements for creating "The Native" artwork.

"The Native" 3D.gif

*A rare, signed, higher resolution and non-watermarked version of "The Native" is available for download at: https://creary.net/digitalart/@jaichai/jaichai-the-art-behind-the-native-original-digita

Imagine that?

It was image #1, that "fugly" Generative Art, that provided the inspiration, plus key elements for making "The Native" piece.

Submitted for your amusement.

May you and yours be well and loving life today.

In Lak'ech, JaiChai

(JaiChai 15 Jul 2022. Simultaneous multi-site submissions posted. All rights reserved.)