as yawl know my Glitch Western Art world is very influenced by/influences Frank L Baum’s Wizard of Oz world && Lewis Carrols Alice in Wonderland world. here are a few recent thoughts/feels ive had about those flows of inspiration, incl’NN RE:searches wit AI, in this case Gemini && Midjourney. lets consider the ways in which The Gryphon && The White Knight offer Alice different kinds of help to navigate on her journey…
“The Gryphon, along with the Mock Turtle, helps Alice understand some of the bizarre customs and logic of Wonderland.”
“The Gryphon, in a subtle way, undermines the Queen of Hearts’ authority by explaining to Alice that the Queen never actually carries out her threats of execution.”
[ILLUSTRATION #4a6379E] — jonCates (Minted 20221215) 1/1 from my “mechanicalInterventions: The Artificially Illustrated Glitch Western Primer for Machine Learnerrs” series on objkt
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“The White Knight is a gentle and somewhat eccentric character. He amuses Alice with his inventions and his tendency to fall off his horse. He even sings her a song, which she finds touching. In a way, he provides her with a sense of companionship and comfort in the strange world of Looking-Glass Land. The White Knight becomes Alice’s escort, leading her towards the final square on the chessboard…” Gemini 2.0 quotes from conversation wit myself, jonCates
