LO – My Inspiration

Mario Klingemann uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks to create art. His project called Memories of Passersby I is an installation of two framed screens placed right next to each other, over a wood cabinet. These screens contain a very powerful machine capable of continuously creating portraits of un-existing human faces. They are never repeated nor recorded. The infinite stream of portraits is created by the AI brain itself.

This project required the development of custom scripts. He had to train the AI model using thousands of 17th to 19th century portraits. Creating an application similar to a dating application called Tinder, he taught the machine to develop its own preferences of physical traits on human faces.

Klingemann may have been inspired by brushes. The neural networks are similar to that of brushes in that in the end, a medium provides feedback between the artist and the art. The medium, whether it be intricate neural networks or paintbrushes, can create a visual masterpiece.

This project points to a future of other forms of media and presentations, not limited to just portraits.

Memories of Passerby I by Mario Klingemann (2018)