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"Slave labor" V3

I paint only because I program.
I program only because I paint.

I developed a software which incessantly is creating abstract "picture ideas"(composition). I painted these compositions after the presentation of the computer with paintbrush and acrylic paint.

The artist has actually developed a software that produces new pictures and drawings from the Master of Painting - Lucas Cranach. The software will work through scanned pictures and results are paintings that may be stored in the software.
Cranach' is using a new version of the software from 'Slave labor'V1 and 'Slave labour'V2 the software is now able to handle shapes and color 'like an artist'. For more please read 'Slave labor'V2.0 .
Since humans have become like slaves of the computer, is it possible that machines can be our consciousness? In this case, machines may be doing the thinking and humans may be slaves to the production of ideas of the machine. Hence, if machines are able to become artists, it is the most complicated condition as it does not feel the way humans do.
Lucas Cranach worked in a factory in the 15th century and during that time, he made woodcuts to illustrate pictures and texts for the bible. He was working with, Gutenberg who at that time developed the printing machine. It was an important part of an evolution, especially for the Church and the monks who were interested in books, as it took time to produce handwritten bibles. Printing, at this time was an important business, that is why Cranach and Gutenberg became rich in the area of Wittenberg, Germany.
Wittenberg is an area that houses an important university and one of the professors there is Melanchton, who translated the Bible from Latin to Greek. Martin Luther, translated the bible from Greek to German. And Cranach and Gutenberg printed the Bibles translated by Martin Luther, the leader of the Reformist Movement, into German books. This has effected for the area to become rich and everyone is employed. Crananch was considered as the richest person in the area of Wittenberg, Germany as he also did illustrations for Gutenberg and Martin Luther, he also painted nudes and nymphs for the Catholic women, and designed for textile.
He had a lot of contracts, so that in time- he had to employ so many artists to work for him and his contracts.
As there was high employment during his time, Lucas Cranach ran a large workshop and worked with great speed, producing hundreds of works, which gave way to provide employment (with the demand in his art works.) By recent times however, with the unification of Germany, the area of Wittenberg was considered the poorest in Germany and had the highest rate of unemployment.
In the same tradition of Lucas Cranach, alg wanted to solve the issue of unemployment and the artistic tradition of Cranach. So, Andreas Löschner- Gornau developed the ‘artist- software’ within 2 years, which is able to produce 4,000 pictures each night- pictures from the master, Lucas Cranach; hence it may as well resolve the problems of unemployment. This software intends to give the unemployed a book with colored drawings and an explanation of how to paint a picture. But crucial to his project, are the computers. For each computer, the pictures produced is equivalent to 4,000 photos. For a thousand computers, you get about 4 million photos every night. Alg, wanting to be a contemporary Cranach wrote to the President of Germany in 2003, proposing for a thousand computers to solve unemployment especially in Wittenberg. And also because the artist to give more focus to discussing about art. The President of Germany did not respond. And Alg left for the Philippines. Malheft (Coloring Book) Paint Workbook Size A4 Contains: 1 computer print, Instructions on how to paint step by step through the computer. If you can produce a book, then you can get employed.