Deckard

@Vham19384808 Too kind. I miss the days I was creating this image too, that image immortalized part of my soul at that moment in time I will always see with affection. This image it's even on the mug I use for coffee and tea everyday. I miss it all. And none of those questions answered

@DeckardCK One of the most iconic pics ... damn, i miss you.

AI AND THE TRIVIALIZATION OF IMAGE PRODUCTION 🧵 One of these days a friend of mine, a recognized and successful artist, was reflecting on his socials about the subject and it's has been for us each day more and more interesting to think about all this new wave...

@C_LO____ @DiamondsHODL @snek Brother, I always supported SNEK and Goofy knows that, what are you talking about lol. I’m still friends with part of the team to this day. I was so focused on finishing the transformation artworks that I didn’t even notice SNEK when it came out. that was a crazy lol. But hey, GN

@DeckardCK @DiamondsHODL @snek Of everything i said that was true, i will give you that. That snek assertion was just 1 narrative the community ran with at the launch of the Snek coin that made the most sense. I was there. Another was that you didn’t support snek because you n occy didnt get feee allocation 🤷🏽‍♂️

@C_LO____ @DiamondsHODL @snek I’ll take the compliment though, I still wear the hats I made to this day. My family and I are prouder of the art and brand I created than you can imagine. Trust me, I never wanted it to end the way it did for me.

@C_LO____ @DiamondsHODL @snek Ok brother. I get where your frustration comes from. only I know what I had to deal with… also, the far from ideal start team, lies in the middle, a pile of bad things made it a reckless situation. I surely didn’t handle it the best way. Either way, I won’t argue anymore.

@C_LO____ @DiamondsHODL @snek "Then the Snek trait was made"... sure. One of the very first traits I brainstormed, months before any of that. lol You know that funny figure is a well-known thing from Brazilian culture, right? But sure, "you all knew"… As I said, I’m not the one to keep arguing on socials.

@DeckardCK @DiamondsHODL @snek Sure didnt seem like it back then. We all knew you n Occy were done with kongs after the cashgrab mint. You didnt like that some whales wanted to buy the project for less than the mint was going to make you. Then snek trait was made. But i guess we all spin up our on narratives.

@C_LO____ @DiamondsHODL @snek The whole ‘battle of narratives’ isn’t for me. But for anyone who’s wanted an honest conversation, I’ve always been open, and will always be. Cheers

@C_LO____ @DiamondsHODL @snek Crazy. That’s the story you heard? Funny how things can twist around. Cos none of that really connects to reality. Back then I stopped trying to fight narratives, online it often just isn’t worth it. It turns into a chaos of misinformation that’s unfortunately hard to tame.

As with everything in art, there is no definitive answer...

In this scenario, if an artist is an image producer just like a non-artist, what makes their images special? That is… what makes them “art”? The effort involved? A unique style? An implicit technical knowledge? Some non-transferable personal input?

This message probably won’t reach many people, as I’m low profile and barely post on socials - the algorithms won’t help. But I want to take this special date to leave it here anyway: Thank you, y’all. Genuinely. D

What starts in silence can echo through thousands. A spark, a character, a joke - born from pixels, carried by people. From Kongs to culture, I’m still amazed at how far one idea can travel.

To create is to bring something into existence that wasn’t there before. Creativity doesn’t exclusively relate to making art. We all engage in this act on a daily basis. It could be a conversation, solution to a problem, a note to a friend... 2 years since. And a note