IN THIS PIECE WE'VE PRESENTED A FUTURIST HOMAGE TO THE FILM LEGEND AKIRA KUROSAWA. THE FIRST FRAME IS THE STILL OF THE ARTWORK, WHICH ON ITS OWN WE'VE WORKED UNTIL WE GOT THE FEELING JUST RIGHT. WE ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN THE ASTUTE NATURE OF THE LEGEND WHILST PLACING HIM IN OUR GLITCHED DREAM WORLD WITH HIS TRUSTY CAMERA. AS HE CAPTURES THE GLITCH PAINTED LANDSCAPE, WE ZOOM IN TO SEE MEMORIES OF HIS PAST GLORY. FILMS SUCH AS YOJIMBO, DREAMS, THE DRUNKEN ANGEL, KAGEMUSHA AND OTHERS ARE WOVEN INTO A VIDEOMOSH SEQUENCE AS IF IN A FLEETING TECHNOLOGICAL DREAM. THIS WORK IS A COMBINATION OF VIDEO MOSH AND COLLAGE WORK, COMBINED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE(GANS) LANDSCAPE AND GLITCH PAINTING APPROACHES. THIS IS PART OF THE 'LAST CONFIRMATION' BLOCKCHAIN FINE ART SERIES COLLABORATION WITH NORMAN HARMAN X ROBNESS VIRTUAL(FORMERLY CYBERPOP). NOTE: THIS PIECE WAS SPECIALLY MADE FOR MYBAE.IO(BLOCKCHAIN ART EXCHANGE) AND CURATOR SASCHA BAILEY'S UPCOMING EXHIBITION SHOW IN TOKYO.
