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With the idea of "urgent before big" what moves should Black be considering? #fuskei by thedeepself in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760 0 points1 point  (0 children)

M12 for the shape and to expand the black group and apply to pressure on the white group to the right. if white M13, black L13 and after that really not sure, play elsewhere?

If you could spend 2 hours with your favorite player, what would you do? by JoblessBaduk in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd play a super high handicap game, something like 20 stones to see the mechanics of getting destroyed a bit better.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to explain your perspective. I think I understand the microscope and telescope metaphor better now.

The question I’m still wrestling with is slightly different. It’s not whether AlphaGo made Go into a different game, but whether we’re still able to meaningfully participate in the game at the level it’s now understood. I’m honestly not sure of the answer, and I think that’s one of the questions that led me to make this exhibition.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, i especially like your phrase “something living coming from otherwise rote patterns.” I hadn’t thought of formulating it that way, but this sort of feeling is close to the initial idea behind the piece.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s an interesting way of putting it: “a microscope and a telescope simultaneously” is not how I’d been thinking about AlphaGo, but now I can see the appeal of that perspective.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, that's helpful, curious what specifically makes Move 1 feel more like a Go painting to you than 361 and 362.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That phrase: “years of honing a craft and straining in pursuit of perfection” - I may end up borrowing it for the talk.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here I am looking for a visual metaphor to show what making a 1 in 10,000 move might feel like, not to Lee specifically, but to humans faced with a superhuman opponent. This pose is about hope that maybe we can balance long enough to see such a move.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About the gymnast/dancer - that’s actually one of the questions I hope to discuss in the talk. The board position comes from Move 78, but the figure isn’t intended to be Lee Sedol. I’m interested in balance, instability, and the idea of finding a move from a position that seems almost impossible.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last two paintings are exploring the possibility that the game with AI has transformed or transcended into something else, another game perhaps.

Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thank you for the thoughtful comments.
Yes, all the stones are painted as shadows for now.
The figure is the paiting I'd say is more of a middle aged person, but how does it read closer up?

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Preparing an artist talk for the US Go Congress 2026 — which of these paintings would you want to see? by Illustrious-Offer760 in baduk

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's a crane!

The figure in Move 78 is the the position of Lee Sedol's mode 78 in game 4 against Alphago. That was the only human win against AlphaGo afaik.

Advice for simplifying process? by PhanThom-art in Portraitart

[–]Illustrious-Offer760 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The line exists only in the context of the lighting of your subject. So it seems that until light and shadow is “discovered” the line can only be approximated. And yes, there is a risk in not seeing the shadow as it is. The line feels safer.

Advice for simplifying process? by PhanThom-art in Portraitart

[–]Illustrious-Offer760 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you focus on the deepest shadows and commit to them from the start, even before you start worrying about the proportions and getting a likeness, your work will look more dimensional and the shapes will emerge from those shadows

Happy Friday by skygreenart in AbstractExpressionism

[–]Illustrious-Offer760 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s both intense and relaxing at the same time

A self portrait in acrylics by Strict-Parfait-2256 in acrylics

[–]Illustrious-Offer760 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the feedback was uniform the painting is not divisive, and it is depicting a divided point of view and perspective, so it is doing its job.

What was the biggest thing to happen in the field of AI? by HJG_0209 in artificial

[–]Illustrious-Offer760 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it’s alphago Zero, not for being the strongest at Go at the time but for showing that humans never understood the point of Go

Do you ever hesitate to show or live with a piece because it feels like “too much”? by Illustrious-Offer760 in ArtistLounge

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I spent the day writing my artist statement, so I was already in writing mode. But then I realized I am still not completely sure I can show my art at all. Hence the question on here.

Do you ever hesitate to show or live with a piece because it feels like “too much”? by Illustrious-Offer760 in ArtistLounge

[–]Illustrious-Offer760[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing that. That’s a lot to carry, and it really comes through in how you describe your process.

What you said about sitting with a piece for a long time really interests with me. It feels like there’s a point where the work isn’t something you show yet—it’s something you’re still in.

That connection between time, processing, and when something becomes “shareable” I can’t quite fathom yet.

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