Happy Friday! And welcome to your Friday Links.
Maria Kreyn: A millennial with an Old Master’s hand
This twenty-something Russian artist creates artworks that look like they’re from the Renaissance.
They’re quite something. Really beautiful.
h/t SwissMiss
Vox: Figure Skating Jumps Explained
[self explantory explanatory]
I found this interesting!
Sent in by a few subscribers. Thank you!
Candy Heart messages written by a neural network
As with most current “not enough data / not enough training” neural nets, this one is occasionally hilarious.
“LOVE 2000 HOGSYEA”!!
“CHERT FACE”!
I’d eat ’em.
Sent in by Ashy T.
If you’ve played 1024 before, this is sort of like that. You need to match numbers, and the highest number is 7.
This is a crazy addictive game. And yes: mobile versions are available.
James Nolan Gandy: Mechanical Drawing Machine
Mr. Gandy creates mesmerizing generative artwork using a pair of complex mechanical drawing machines. The results are pretty amazing. The gallery is worth a look, as is his Instagram.
There we go! Friday: linked!
Happy Friday and have a lovely (long?) weekend.
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