Artificial intelligence had a hand in a new art installation at a Kansas City Streetcar stop; David Morris’ abstract digital collage is called ‘Music is Community,’ part of this year’s Art in the Loop program
W hen Kansas City photographer and digital artist David Morris set out to find a way to connect Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District with the Historic 18th and Vine district for an installation at a streetcar stop, he turned to artificial intelligence to kickstart the process.
“I love jazz, and music is sort of like the universal language,” Morris said he asked himself. “So how can I incorporate all that into one visual?”
His abstract digital collage “Music is Community” is the result. It combines two opposing faces layered in rich, warm tones with musical notes and instruments…