Multiplicities: Assortative: 3 (or, Starlit Amnesia)

“I no longer see visions. Perhaps I have become one.” — Anthony Marra

Part 3 is the final piece in the Assortative trilogy, exploring the relationship of the artist to the technological muse and to the contemporary marketplace. Assortative #1 was published on the TEZ chain, Assortative #2 was published on a Manifold contract on the ETH chain. The trilogy is now completed on the TEZ chain.

Source: manipulated video clips from the films “Xanadu”, 1980; “Velvet Goldmine”, 1998

File: .JPEG / 53.8MB — 7998x4500

Tools: iMovie, Topaz Video AI, PhotoMosh Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop

Process: video clips are “found” on the net, edited into fragments, upscaled via AI software, manipulated through PhotoMosh Pro, layered, edited and manipulated in Final Cut Pro, fed into PhotoMosh Pro again for additional tweaking, then exported to GIF format. Still-images are selected from the GIF files, then layered, edited and manipulated in Adobe Photoshop to result in the final image.