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Mineral-Inspired Digital Art Collections
Architect Alper Derinboğaz uses AI and research data to form the Neogene collection. This is a capsule of 3D digital art that is made to replicate the visual of miner bismuth. These are made for TAEX, which stands for Technological Art Experience. It is a digital art platform and the work can be described as “3D artefacts, generated using data morphosis methodology, based on simulations of geological formations from prehistoric times.”
The first of the capsules is dubbed White Mass and it references the aforementioned bismuth, representing the architect’s experimental work with AI techniques. He also leverages the technology to form the physical and digital objects. Alper Derinboğaz explains to Dezeen that he created the capsule as an extension of his early works, stating “The origin of the Neogene collection is rooted in my Leisure Institute studio at Pratt GAUD Architecture. We were seeking ways to recreate 3D morphologies in the digital realm with AI technologies based on scientific research […] Together with this project, we are seeking foundational ways to simulate geographical artefacts in a Cartesian world, which I believe are easy to translate into physicality.”
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The British Council is considering selling up to half of the 9000 works in its art collection in order to pay a debt of £197m. This is the remaining total from its £250m pandemic-era government loan. Without additional financial support, it is ‘in real danger of disappearing’ the institution’s CEO Scott McDonald told The Guardian. The council is also considering shutting its operations in 30 to 40 countries.
McDonald states that the British Council is committed to paying back the loan but insists that the government must help find a viable solution. ‘I would just like reasonable loan terms of something like 25 years and a lower interest rate’ he said. The Art Newspaper has estimated that the current commercial interest rate applied to the loan amounts to £14m annually.
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Hospital patients and visitors will be able to enjoy the stories behind artwork from across Dorset through a new app.
A new project celebrating 35 years of art at Dorset County Hospital will bring the art straight to art lovers with a collection of stories and sounds that can be listened to via a mobile phone.
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British Council could plug £200million debt crisis by selling art collection featuring masterpieces by Tracey Amin and David Hockney
The British Council may be forced to put its £200million art collection up for sale as a result of ‘financial peril’ which is threatening the institution.
The council is facing £197million in outstanding debt after taking out an emergency £250million loan from the government during the pandemic.
