Arc de Triomphe

“Arc de Triomphe”' - 3840 x 2160 | 49s. Exploring the subconscious and imaginative fusion of motion and ink to create a memory and dream-like moment above the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The digital painting was created using multiple forms of AI, especially Neural Style Transfer, to fuse Mohlers videos with texture and color from a series of watercolor and painterly textures. A continuation of the "Painted Cities" series which explores the subconscious of Ai and painted video. Full resolution video available to collectors upon request. The process consists of first going out and filming moments around Paris, in this case specifically the Arc de Triomphe. I look for moments with high levels of motion and architecture. I then source a collection of images rich with texture and color. I use neural style transfer with a particular set of rules to apply the textures and color of the images to the base texture of the input video, creating completely new imagery. Harnessing the machine as a tool to imagine. The series originated from the desire to immortalize memories, specifically of cities Mohler had visited “The locations in the series “Painted Cities” are all places I’ve spent time in. Views of each city often resurface in dreams and desires when trying to escape the mundane pattern of everyday life back home. The cities in my work are actual places, but also a figurative representation of them during something of a dream-like state, an imaginative moment. An Ode to the presence a city has on a person. A tribute to the architecture, the people, and the culture.” Sound by Luke Mombrea