Bored Panda got in touch with Aleksandr, the creator of these collages, to learn more about him and his inspirations.
Aleksandr has quite a creative background. When asked to describe himself, he wrote: “For now, I'm a Georgia-based Creative Director at an independent advertising agency DADA, born in Moscow.”
AI being a rather new thing that's still developing, not everyone has developed an interest in it yet. We got curious about when it caught the attention of Aleksandr. He wrote: “Since ancient times (3-4 years ago). When the possibilities of generative AI became at least somewhat available. At that time - rather in a primitive, but still interesting form.”
“This year, there was a technological breakthrough, so I started a Telegram channel where I explored new opportunities.”
Aleksandr got some interesting results using Midjourney. But we’re sure that mixing photos, e.g. of two cats, wouldn’t be getting the same fun results as Alexandr's chosen pics did.
We were wondering if Aleksandr used some sort of technique that helped him to achieve these results. He wrote: “So, I really love pop and internet culture. But from an artistic point of view, I'm interested in how diametrically opposed concepts and completely different worlds will mix. In general, the combination of something old and getting something new is the main formula of creativity.”
Aleksandr named his favorite photos so far, even if that is not so easy to choose from: “Gigashrek or catbread? I can't choose!”
He also shared with us what people think about his generated images: “AI continues to surprise (and scare a little) people.” But besides that, Aleksandr encourages other people to try it out for themselves and shared some tips for newbies. “You can try it! It's very simple. Go to Midjourney, log in to Discord, go to newbie channels, type /imagine, paste two URL.jpeg that you want to blend, type --v 5 = enjoy.”
And lastly, he added: “Beware, it's very addictive.”
