Meet the Artist Embracing AI: A New Era of Creative Freedom Awaits!

Hailing from Miami, Panamanian artist Dahlia Dreszer distinguishes herself as a beacon of optimism and supporter of AI capabilities. She equates the application of AI in artistry to the practice of painting or sketching – just another tool that can tap into one’s creative prowess and artistic vision, which might have remained unexplored without it. Utilizing advanced generative AI models such as Stable Diffusion, 3.5, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, and Nova, Dreszer spent over a year teaching an AI-driven image generator her unique style. She guided the AI to create works that embodied her artistic sensibilities, with one piece in her current exhibition entirely generated by artificial intelligence.

Andor’s Bold Move: Ignoring the Force Redefines Star Wars for Adults

Although some argue that Star Wars should steer clear of politics entirely, George Lucas intentionally crafted the films and The Clone Wars animated series in a way that made them comprehensible for children, while embedding deeper political themes within the subtext – a layer many fans of my generation and beyond may have missed. My preferred film is Return of the Jedi, and I recall when it was considered the “dark” Star Wars. When the prequel trilogy emerged, many fans of my generation brushed off the intricate political conflicts within the Republic and the rigid debates among the Jedi. As an adult-oriented series, Andor represents a concentrated embodiment of the anti-authoritarian political undercurrents that run through Star Wars, albeit one that largely overlooks the spiritual principles of the Force – aspects Lucas considered crucial.