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- 19.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 19th April 2026
After picking up an original 1977 pressing of The Strangler's debut album Rattus Norvegicus from my local record shop, it got me thinking …
- 08.02.26 That Was The Week That Was — 8th February 2026
This week started with a trip down to London for a meeting with Mila Askarova, owner of Gazelli Art House, who've been representing me for …
- 30.04.25 💥Now Becomes Then — A forty page, large format algorithmic broadsheet …
💥Now Becomes Then — A forty page, large format algorithmic broadsheet publication to mark twenty five years of brendandawes.com Since 2000 …
- 25.04.25 Some snippets of outputs today using my own procedural models together with …
Some snippets of outputs today using my own procedural models together with Clip Vision in ComfyUI.
- 25.04.25 🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup …
🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup including.. 🚀 @juliantreasure : a TED Talk Titan on …
- 09.04.25 Markets crash mashup
Markets crash mashup. Another example, this time with Trump imagery. Haiku’s created from local LLM.
- 09.04.25 Local LLMs
Local LLMs. Inspired by the @entagma tutorial by Christopher Kopic on using local LLMs inside Houdini, I made this little experiment inside …
- 16.03.25 That Was The Week That Was – 16th March 2025
I've been continuing to explore more ideas using the Axidraw plotter, looking at various algorithms for generating possible prints. One of …
- 23.02.25 That Was The Week That Was – 23rd February 2025
Back in New York to attend the Augmented Intelligence opening night at Christie's where my latest work – Altarpiece – will be on show and …
- 21.02.25 Wonderful evening at @christiesinc in New York for Augmented Intelligence
Wonderful evening at @christiesinc in New York for Augmented Intelligence. A beautifully curated exhibition showcasing the full breadth of …
- 20.02.25 My latest work, “Altarpiece: The Divinity” will be on display from 20th Feb to …
My latest work, “Altarpiece: The Divinity” will be on display from 20th Feb to the 5th March at @christiesinc in New York as part of …
- 12.01.25 That Was The Week That Was - 12th January 2025
The only consistency I want is to be inconsistent You'll often see comments from "collectors" of art how an artist should be consistent; …
- 06.01.25 Llamas, Pizzas, Mandolins by Paul Taylor
Llamas, Pizzas, Mandolins by Paul Taylor ‘If I were advising governments, I would say that there’s a 10 per cent chance these things will …
- 03.01.25 However you celebrate the festive period, have a good one! pigsinblankets …
- 14.10.24 Coded typography
Coded typography. From the archive from a few years ago, created in Processing, exported as a 3D .obj model then rendered in Fusion 360.
- 02.08.24 The Maniac by Benjamín Labatut
A work of fiction based on real events and real people, an incredible book that will fascinate and terrify in equal measure. Centres …
- 18.12.23 2023 has been a varied, interesting year
2023 has been a varied, interesting year. Whilst my work is not for everyone, nor would I want it to be, I appreciate all the support from …
- 15.12.23 From earlier this year, behind the scenes of my third collaboration with …
From earlier this year, behind the scenes of my third collaboration with @charlotteedmonds____ and @lgnnelson. Inspired by axons – the …
- 21.09.23 Vacant Spaces: parent process (2023) #ai
- 04.08.23 Geometrical psychology, or, The science of representation (1887)
Geometrical psychology, or, The science of representation (1887) Benjamin Betts' remarkable attempts to mathematically model human …
- 02.08.23 Doc Filmmakers Debate Growing Use of AI in Non-Fiction Projects
Doc Filmmakers Debate Growing Use of AI in Non-Fiction Projects Article on the use of AI in documentary filmmaking, featuring comments from …
- 16.06.23 Living with AI. Reith lecturer Stuart Russell on recent developments in …
Living with AI. Reith lecturer Stuart Russell on recent developments in artificial intelligence. Following his fascinating series of Reith …
- 02.05.23 AI at the gala
AI at the gala.
- 09.04.23 That Was The Week That Was – 9th April 2023
When I was commuting to Manchester everyday – something I did for over ten years – I often bemoaned the state of the railways in the UK. …
- 17.01.22 Deleting all but the largest connected mesh in Houdini
How do you keep the largest connected mesh / primitive in Houdini and delete all the smaller, unconnected primitives? This was something I …
- 18.06.21 A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist
A philosopher argues that an AI can’t be an artist Interesting long read about the role of AI in creativity.
- 09.08.20 That Was The Week That Was – 9th August 2020
For twelve years my 2nd generation Drobo has been my main archive drive, with 16TB of data whirring away under my desk, storing all my …
- 05.07.20 That Was The Week That Was — 5th July 2020
A new book arrived in the form of Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning for Programmers. Much of my work these days looks at using such …
- 03.05.20 That Was The Week That Was — 3rd May 2020
During the sixth week of lockdown I explored some sound reactive work in Houdini. I'd played around with this type of stuff before, and …
- 19.04.20 That Was The Week That Was — 19th April 2020
Saw these Masuya Monakai notebooks, but so far have resisted clicking the add to cart button. Talking of notebooks, this piece in Fast …