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The Making of Human Canvas
Hello, Viewer During my first quarter at Western Washington University, I took a class called “Visual Dialogue,” though I think it’s more accurately described as a contemporary art history class. I found the course very insightful, most of my academic career I’ve been learning about the same old names in…
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I Hate Generative AI and you should too
Hello Reader, I hate generative AI, and in this blog post I’m going to tell you why I hate generative AI, and why you should hate it too. Firstly, let us define the term generative AI, which I will refer to as GenAI in the majority of this text. I…
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Persona Reflection
By Kekoa Paki Hello Reader. During these past few months, when I was kept from doing artwork by school responsibilities, I took the time to do some thinking, reflecting, pondering, even. I asked myself, “What do I want my aesthetic as an artist to look like?” and “How do I…
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The Importance of Practice
By Kekoa Paki Hello Reader. Recently, I entered spring break for my final year of high school/at Skagit Valley College (I’m a part of a program which allows me to attend college as a high school student). Thus, I found myself with a lot more time than I used to…
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I’m Returning to Instagram
By Kekoa Paki Hello Reader So, on December 29 2024, I announced I was leaving Instagram (professionally) because I was fed up with its scraping of artworks to fuel generative algorithms. My stance on that has not changed. However, I have come to think Instagram may be one of my…
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I’m making a blog
Hello viewer, It’s me Kekoa. Because of recent events involving the use of AI to steal people’s art, I’ve decided to stop using Instagram and start doing blog posts on my own site where I know my work can’t be stolen. I’m a bit new to this whole running-a-blog thing,…
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