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From: sobriquet <dohduhdah@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: guess who the associated artist is
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 18:01:20 +0200
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Op 08/07/2025 om 16:26 schreef David B.:
> On 08/07/2025 13:11, sobriquet wrote:
>> Op 08/07/2025 om 09:10 schreef David B.:
>>> On 08/07/2025 01:31, sobriquet wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This is an artwork that is available online at a publicly accessible 
>>>> site that includes information who created the image.
>>>>
>>>> So you'd think that people should be able to identify the artist 
>>>> associated with the image. So, is anyone able to tell me who created 
>>>> the artwork?
>>>>
>>>> https://i.imgur.com/hk7u0Dk.jpeg
>>>
>>> This image appears to be a piece of digital or generative art, 
>>> possibly created using mathematical algorithms or fractal software, 
>>> rather than a traditional painting. It resembles the style of 
>>> contemporary generative artists or AI-generated visualizations often 
>>> found in abstract or data- driven art.
>>>
>>> However, without metadata or a source, it’s impossible to 
>>> definitively attribute it to a specific artist just from the image 
>>> alone. If you have any context—where you found it, any associated 
>>> text, or filename— it might help narrow it down.
>>>
>>> I wasn’t able to track down a definitive source linking that exact 
>>> image to a specific artist.
>>>
>>> Do YOU know where this was originally posted or published?
>>>
>>> Maybe YOU created the image! ;-)
>>
>> You would think, oh, that's easy, just use AI, like the AI in google 
>> lens to find out:
>>
>> https://i.imgur.com/u273ESX.png
>>
>> But that's completely unreliable. In fact it doesn't just fail to find 
>> the associated artist, it even misattributes it to a completely 
>> different artist.
> 
> Thanks for sharing that image — it seems to confirm the artist!
> 
> The artwork is titled "Swirling Serendipity" and was created by Hampus 
> Olsson. It’s part of the Void collection in his official wallpaper app, 
> Abstruct, which features many of his abstract digital designs. Olsson is 
> also known for creating wallpapers for OnePlus devices.
> 
> You can explore more of his work through the Abstruct app or his 
> Instagram profile.
> 

It's AI baloney, complete with a confabulated title for the work.