Carla Benjamin
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On View in the Main Gallery November 4 - December 21, 2024
Opening Reception:
NOON - 2PM Thursday, November 7, 2024
This event is free to attend and open to the public.
About the Artist:
Carla Benjamin, a long-time resident of rural Pillager Minnesota, brings the simple splendor of the Northwoods to life through her innovative use of encaustic painting. Her work is deeply influenced by the textures and tactile qualities of bark, lichens, stones, and leaves. Through her art, she explores themes of awareness, healing, growth, and renewal, inviting viewers to see the familiar natural world from a new perspective.
NOON - 2PM Thursday, November 7, 2024
This event is free to attend and open to the public.
About the Artist:
Carla Benjamin, a long-time resident of rural Pillager Minnesota, brings the simple splendor of the Northwoods to life through her innovative use of encaustic painting. Her work is deeply influenced by the textures and tactile qualities of bark, lichens, stones, and leaves. Through her art, she explores themes of awareness, healing, growth, and renewal, inviting viewers to see the familiar natural world from a new perspective.
blayze buseth: artificial intelligence (ai) and pottery
On View in Studio K from November 4 - December 21, 2024
Opening Reception: NOON -2PM Thursday, November 7, 2024
This event is free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:
In this exhibition, Fergus Falls artist and co-owner of Creation Shop Blayze Buseth explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the creative process of pottery. Viewing AI as a collaborator rather than a threat, Buseth uses AI to expand the boundaries of design exploration. His work demonstrates how AI can assist in generating new visual ideas while maintaining the essential role of the artist’s hand in the creation of each piece.
Buseth’s artist statement states: “AI opens a vast playground for design exploration. With a few simple text prompts, I can unlock thousands of new design possibilities, each one slightly or dramatically different from the last. Every word acts as a key, unlocking variations in medium, form, and decoration. The vessel’s form—whether tall and elegant, short and sturdy, or curved and abstract—can be reshaped and reimagined in ways that would take far longer through traditional sketching or modeling.”
This event is free to attend and open to the public.
About the Exhibition:
In this exhibition, Fergus Falls artist and co-owner of Creation Shop Blayze Buseth explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the creative process of pottery. Viewing AI as a collaborator rather than a threat, Buseth uses AI to expand the boundaries of design exploration. His work demonstrates how AI can assist in generating new visual ideas while maintaining the essential role of the artist’s hand in the creation of each piece.
Buseth’s artist statement states: “AI opens a vast playground for design exploration. With a few simple text prompts, I can unlock thousands of new design possibilities, each one slightly or dramatically different from the last. Every word acts as a key, unlocking variations in medium, form, and decoration. The vessel’s form—whether tall and elegant, short and sturdy, or curved and abstract—can be reshaped and reimagined in ways that would take far longer through traditional sketching or modeling.”