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Felipe Gaona

@felipegaonar.bsky.social

Award winning illustrator and painter. Working in games, plein air painting and concept art.

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4 frame comic. 1st frame shows a frame from the ai video of trump dumping shit from a plane. Text reads : here's why i think ai art is The quintessential aesthetic of fascism.
2nd frame shows a frame from the trump Gaza ai video. Text reads :  Its the closest that oligarchs can get to artists' power to create universes out of thin air.
3rd frame shows ai picture of trump as a pope. Text reads : they see art as a threat because it questions and deciphers the myths, dogmas, lies and illusions that fascism is built upon. 
4th frame shows a frame from ai video of mysk dancing with trump. Text reads : ai art being soulless, depthless and uncritical is a feature... not a bug.

4 frame comic. 1st frame shows a frame from the ai video of trump dumping shit from a plane. Text reads : here's why i think ai art is The quintessential aesthetic of fascism. 2nd frame shows a frame from the trump Gaza ai video. Text reads : Its the closest that oligarchs can get to artists' power to create universes out of thin air. 3rd frame shows ai picture of trump as a pope. Text reads : they see art as a threat because it questions and deciphers the myths, dogmas, lies and illusions that fascism is built upon. 4th frame shows a frame from ai video of mysk dancing with trump. Text reads : ai art being soulless, depthless and uncritical is a feature... not a bug.

The quintessential aesthetic of fascism

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Derelict town at dusk, we see its muddy main street

Derelict town at dusk, we see its muddy main street

#dailyart 61 : main street

04.11.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1509    πŸ” 233    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social):

As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead."

But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that"

Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying

A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social): As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead." But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that" Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

04.11.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5542    πŸ” 1953    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 231
The Art of Felipe Gaona

Hi Suzanne, I'd love if you could take a look at my portfolio! It's at www.felipegaona.com

Thanks for doing this :)

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Hahaha :)

29.10.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Having fun with my sculpture :)

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Ivet been meaning to pick up wood carving as a hobby for a while and here's my first mini sculpture, Hornet from Silksong, great game btw.

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A few more photos of my Hornet Wood figure :)

27.10.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ivet been meaning to pick up wood carving as a hobby for a while and here's my first mini sculpture, Hornet from Silksong, great game btw.

26.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I hate this.

23.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A demo from my new book Designing Imaginative Environments now live on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/190...

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Hello!

I'll take two slots for icons like this format!

You can write to me in dm or by email toi.varg@gmail.com

23.10.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 362    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

People do portfolio day on linked in, which is weird to me at least.

23.10.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely!

09.10.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iconic Artist Jim Lee Takes Firm Anti-AI Stance at DC Comics

Jim Lee promises that DC will never use AI, saying "AI doesn't dream, feel, or make art."

08.10.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 677    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 45

I love this, go DC!

09.10.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely!

08.10.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some painting I made a while ago. Some people favorites #digitalart #noai

08.10.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 688    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2

Yesss, sketch lightly, especially if you're unsure about your drawing.

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good, then ~die~ ✨

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Thanks!

08.10.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's one of my favourites :)

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Hi, thanks for sharing! This is definitely an art share I can participate in :)

06.10.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I am once again asking us all to recognize that the Luddites were not anti-technology but anti-exploitation. If they were around today they would have joined you in a call for technology that serves everyone’s, not just the bosses.

You *are* a Luddite Bernie, and you should be proud to be one

06.10.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 337    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

Beautiful!

06.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’šπŸ”₯

06.10.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5657    πŸ” 1514    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 5

Absolutely love this.

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Drawtober day 1!

Godmother Death, or, The Candlelit Messenger of the End of Life

6 prompts, 6 dark fairy tales, as told by yours truly, Old Mother Muccegai!

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Too expensive for what it offers.

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