"The Darkened Clearing" painting by Julie Meridian in collaboration with Lucidbeaming

"The Darkened Clearing"painting by Julie Meridian in collaboration with Lucidbeamingacrylic on claybord, 18” x 24”    No longer available. KALEID Gallery is proud to present:“Terraforming the Uncanny Valley” a series of paintings from a collaboration between painter Julie Meridian (San Jose) and tech artist Lucidbeaming (Berlin).Lucidbeaming’s algorithmic remixing of historical landscapes is reimagined in paintings by Julie Meridian. His algorithmic experimentation with synthetic terrain combined with her eye for bringing realistic detail back in to virtual imagery yields a new kind of landscape. From a painting tradition that celebrated unspoiled nature to remixes made real through human interpretation, the end result is a vision that hints at a future when the environment re-forms after humanity’s presence…and the marks it has left with technology.Both artists are deeply grounded in both traditional and digital art practices. They are pursuing ethical AI experimentation to better un