The art of self portraits and AI interpretation.

I stumbled across an AI program which transforms any photo of you into art. Some of the results were awesome and some were... well... crap. 

The website is: https://ai-art.tokyo/en/

I have no idea about its safety etc..so keep that in mind.

 I should point out that I have a good mate, whom I often send terrible and ugly selfies of myself.. as it not only makes him laugh, but it also irritates him...some of these have been 'interpreted' below.

Here are some of the hits and... misses of the AI program and my selfies.

This image was the AI's interpretation of of this image:

 

 

 

 

This last one (which I love especially with it's one tine creepy eye) was the AI's interpretation of this below photo (I was showing my mate that my jumper was now beyond repair, as I had mended it several times already):

 

 All images copyright matthew schiavello and the AI 2020.

 

 

After Alex... (New Years Eve 2019, NYC . 9412)

After Alex... (New Years Eve 2019, NYC . 9412)

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You pointed out the light as we went on a walk that afternoon.
Which is why I name this 'after' you.
You stopped at every place I asked you to and never looked bored, nor were impatient.
It was the last day of the year.
We were invited to a party, but I said that I preferred to just be with you.
You smiled in agreeance as we headed back to your place and ordered in.
We drank to celebrate life and us.
I tried to keep up with you, and ended up on the bathroom floor at 3am.
I should have known better.
It was a good reminder to be myself when I am with you.
It was a good reminder that I don't need to impress you,
as you accept and love me just as I am,
as I do you.
.
We woke up together on New Days day.
I felt the luckiest person in the world.
Not because I didn't have a hangover,
But because you had your arms around me.
We lay in bed for ages
just being with each other.

It was the perfect start to a new year.

copyright matthew schiavello 2020

mixed media experiments

Back in 2016 I had been experimenting with acrylic, ink and cutting them up and rearranging them... here are some of the things I had done and forgotten about!:

all images copyright matthew schiavello

More collaborations on 35mm film

I have been doing some swapping of film with people and really enjoying it. Essentially you shoot on a roll of film, wind it back and send it to another person to shoot over the top of. Obviously the next person has no idea what they are shooting over, hence the random fun and sometimes beautiful outcomes.

Here are some images from a collaboration with John Baxter Weekes in NSW. John decided to have the film cross processed when being developed, just for some extra randomness!
You can see more of John's work on his Ello page: https://ello.co/baxtus
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Collaboration: John Baxter Weekes (Australia) and Matthew Schiavello (Australia)

Double exposure (March 2019)

First Exposure - Matthew - Victoria, Australia.
Second Exposure - John - NSW, Australia.

Film:
AGFA Vista (Cross processed)

Post processing (including black and white conversions and inversions) - Matthew
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All works copyright of John Baxter Weekes and Matthew Schiavello 2019

upcoming exhibition. 'X'. a collaboration.

Please mark Friday the 30th into your social diary.

'X' is a exciting collaboration between artist TomboyBill and myself. It is a captivating merge of experimental photography and painting. The works have been called thoughtful and accessible, and said to have an exciting playfulness about them.

The opening is Friday the 30th August from 6-9pm. Come and say hello.

The show runs from the 29th of August, until the 12th of September at - Off the Kerb Gallery, 66B Johnston St, Collingwood. The gallery is open Thursdays- Sundays only. more info: www.offthekerb.com.au

artist websites:
www.tomboybill.com & www.matthewschiavello.com

Setting up for the exhibition:

 

collaborations on 35mm film

I have been doing some swapping of film with people and really enjoying it. Essentially you shoot on a roll of film, wind it back and send it to another person to shoot over the top of. Obviously the next person has no idea what they are shooting over, hence the random fun and sometimes beautiful outcomes.

Here are some images from a collaboration with Kathryn in NSW.

Important details:

Collaboration: Kathryn (https://ello.co/dropshot) (Australia) and Matthew (https://ello.co/matthewschiavello) (Australia)

Double exposure.

First Exposure - Kathryn - Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia, July-August 2018.
Second Exposure - Matthew - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, August-Sept 2018.

Film:
AGFA CT Precisa 100 (soaked in Vodka and gifted by Walter,  https://ello.co/walter_ac)

Cameras:
Kathryn- Pentax ME Super with SMC Pentax macro 1:4/50 lens
Matthew - Nikon FM10 with Micro Nikkor 55mm 2.8 lens.

Post processing - Matthew

Experiments on 35mm film

I have been experimenting with 35mm film.
It started with someone gifting me two rolls of film, one roll soaked in vodka, and one soaked in window cleaner. I shot these and loved the effect. I then found out about boiling (and freezing film).

here are some of my boiled films (some have been 'inverted' (colours reversed)):

all images copyright matthew schiavello 2019