The second in my series of exploring Ai to communicate and document arts and culture on the blockchain. Recently there has been great deal of discussion among digital artists about releasing art into the Public Domain (CC0). I've been experimenting with this myself. For me, there is no better way to explore the concept than by utilizing historical works as inspiration for something new.

This animated image is inspired by Virginia Liston. Ms. Liston's voice is stunning. My introduction to her was this song, Evil Minded Blues. The image you see is an Ai rendition of her that isn't meant to be an exact likeness. Rather, it's meant to accompany the emotion you'll feel once you press play.

Virginia Liston (c. 1890 – June 1932) was an American classic female blues and jazz singer. She spent most of her career in vaudeville. You can learn about her here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Liston

Public domain music download thanks to http://www.openmusicarchive.org/

Animation created using midjourney Ai and GIMP.

CC0. Public Domain.

Learn more about the artist at www.RobertMatheson.com