Maneki Neko: Freedom to Bloom
Living with unrealized potential can be a difficult burden to bear. Finding one's voice, medium and toolset to enable latent talent to be expressed through creation is a kind of liberation: the stifled flower that has been hindered from sharing its beauty is now free to bloom.
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This piece is a 1/1 edition created by Maneki Neko for the "AI Is Freedom" exhibition at the Mecenate Fine Art Museum in Rome, Italy from September 23rd - 29th, 2022.
It began as a text-to-image collaboration with an AI called Stable Diffusion to synthesize images for a particular vision. After many variations were created, the best were curated and collaged in Photoshop. The piece was finished with editing of colors and intricate details to execute the full expression of the the original vision.
Digital image, 7000x7000 px
Year Minted: 2022
Extended Editorial License:
The image this NFT verifies may be used to display privately, or in commercial and non-commercial settings, or in groups with an unlimited number of participants. The license includes unlimited use and display in virtual or physical galleries, documentaries, and essays by the NFT holder. Provides no rights to create commercial merchandise, commercial distribution, or derivative works.
