#charlesbrooks — Public Fediverse posts
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“I don’t consider it my violin. Rather, I’m its violinist. I am passing through its life.”*…
The interior of a 1717 Stradivarius Violin (source: Charles Brooks)Jennifer Sandlin is (perfectly understandably) blown away by cellist-turned-photographer Charles Brooks’ images of the interiors of rare musical instruments…
The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 7 (source: Charles Brooks)… Each instrument appears as if it’s straight out of a dream — some look like futuristic structures, some like fantasy castles, and others like secret lairs of fantastical creatures. It’s hard to believe they’re real, and I’m just in awe of Brooks’ photography talent.
The photographs are part of Brooks’ “Architecture in Music” series, where, he explains, he “explore[s] the hidden spaces inside fine instruments” which have included a Steinway Grand Piano, the St. Mark’s Pipe Organ, and the Lockey Hill Cello (c. 1780, England), among many others…
Read on for more of the story: “Photographer captures the stunning interiors of rare musical instruments,” from @boingboing.net. See more of Brooks’ remarkable photos on his site. And hear him tell his story here:
https://youtu.be/g80DIuU0g3c?si=vjLcYhnbrp4jDjag
* Ivry Gitlis (speaking of his 1713 Stradivarius violin)
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As we cherish craftsmanship, those among us with a preference for reeds might note that today is Saxophone Day– a commemoration of the birth (on this date in 1814) of Adolphe Sax, a musician and inventor who created several new musical instruments (e.g., a redesigned bass clarinet still in use today), most notably the one that bears his name– the saxophone…
source… while the brassier might celebrate the birthday (in 1854) of John Philip Sousa. A composer and conductor known primarily for American military marches (e.g., “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” National March of the United States of America. and “Semper Fidelis,” official march of the United States Marine Corps) he is widely acknowledged in the U.S. as “The March King.”
sourceThe press of unusually-intensive meetings is going to prevent posting tomorrow, so (R)D will be away for a day, returning on Saturday…
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#ElonMusk Claimed the #Art This Man Painstakingly Created Was Generated by #Grok
Over the weekend, Elon #Musk shared Grok altered #photographs of people walking through the interior of instruments and implied that his #AI system had created the beautiful and surreal images. But the underlying photos are the work of artist #CharlesBrooks , who wasn’t credited
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Last weekend, Elon Musk shared some images on his X platform that he claimed had been created by the Grok AI system. They were actually just edits of original work by Australian artist Charles Brooks, a former concert cellist who is known for photographing the insides of instruments. An X user named Eric Jiang had run some of these through Grok, adding people to the original photos so they look like buildings. Musk retweeted the post with the comment "Generate images with @Grok." @404mediaco's Matthew Gault spoke with Brooks. “I feel like, if he’s plugging his own AI software, he has a duty of care to make sure that what he’s posting is actually attributed correctly and is properly his,” he said. “But ‘duty of care’ and Musk are not words that seem to go together well recently.”
#Art #AIArt #GenerativeAI #Grok #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CharlesBrooks #ElonMusk
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404 Media: Elon Musk Claimed the Art This Man Painstakingly Created Was Generated by Grok. “Over the weekend, Elon Musk shared Grok altered photographs of people walking through the interior of instruments and implied that his AI system had created the beautiful and surreal images. But the underlying photos are the work of artist Charles Brooks, who wasn’t credited when Musk shared the […]
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This photographer explores the hidden worlds inside priceless musical instruments
https://www.diyphotography.net/this-photographer-explores-the-hidden-worlds-inside-priceless-musical-instruments/
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These pictures of the interior of musical instruments are incredible! Saw one posted, which I've just boosted, but the photographer deserves the recognition. Take a look: https://www.architectureinmusic.com/