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This week's theme: VISUAL ART
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What's Inside This Issue | week of August 21, 2023

  1. Spotlight  Heather Millar | artist & professional painter
  2. Sharing  I'm Here for the Band | favorites from Post Malone's NPR Tiny Desk Concert (+ video)
  3. Showcase  Mesmerized by the Visuals of Chris Barber | computer scientist & generative artist

"(with visual arts) you have some really cool, wonderful striking images that make you think and then again you have wonderful striking images that just take you away from the existing world for a second. And I like the latter a bit more." - Ville Valo

Heather's work is a visual flavor of life that I'd like to live in. It's nostalgia, warmth, and joy. It's colorful, confident, and full of treats (gummy bears anyone?).

Heather and I collaborated on a fun little Q&A that explored the work and experiences that shaped her as an artist. I provided the Qs, she provided the As, and creative AI tools provided the mixing bowl. Have a listen via the PRD Radio Snack media player below the photo. ‍
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‍You can also learn more about Heather's background + explore her work in this week's PRD Spotlight Gallery.

*note: all voices were generated by Speechify (no affiliate) - a handy little tool if you're looking to scale your content.

Chris Barber | Generative Artist

I came across Chris's art on Instagram and was immediately hooked.

A deeper dive into his work revealed a hardworking creative with projects all over the interwebs.

From his interactive and dynamic art gallery - Code Palette - where he "merges technology, math, and art together", to his Bored in Math Class project/store that's "all about exploring grids", to his mesmerizing generative visuals that he puts out as @code_rgb on Instagram...I'm all in.

Explore Chris's work further in this week's Showcase gallery.

art by Chris Barber
("Bored in Math Class" project piece by Chris Barber)

The End

What'd you think of this week's issue?

"I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way.
I started painting quite passionately at that time.." - David Bowie

Join us next week on Monday, August 28th.

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