Essence of the Ascent of Man | A Fractal Art and Stable Diffusion Project

Nothing can compare to self-achievement. Maslow labeled this as one of the top needs in his hierarchy chart. The knowledge one gathers, together with the longing and desire to be the best and recognized for his accomplishments have long been established as driving forces behind these achievements.

Has man reached his pinnacle as far as technology is concerned? If so, where does he go next? In pushing the boundaries of success, man can now look beyond what is possible and tackle that which has been deem

Has he risen even above himself in expectations of solving the world problems? Nothing is impossible. Only the belief in one's self and his abilities through the application of various technological advances in all areas of life.

With all man's knowledge and superiority over other animals, why can't the issue of world hunger be solved? Surely, the advancements in technology can solve the problems of supply, demand, and distribution.

There is no need for a third of the world's population to live in squalor and abject poverty. There is no need for people to subsist lacking clean drinking water. There is no need for polluting our environment for ourselves and our resources.

Is man the supreme being as he envisions himself? I think not.

The reason I think not is that man will never reach his full potential until he rids himself of the hatred, bigotry, and derision that divides the nations of this world.

Man must work together as a collective mind, pulling each other along for the conquest to solve the world's problems.

Only then can man ascend beyond the possibilities this world had to offer.

In preparing this current fractal and generative art project, I wanted to highlight one of my pure fractals I recently created in Apophysis 7X. This advanced version of the fractal rendering program produces vivid and detailed, intricate fractal art in varying patterns from the iterations. This piece I titled "Clover in Purple and Pink". The petals of the clover represent the many facets of man's life. All intertwined by the numerous thin branches connected into one stream of consciousness. I placed this fractal at man's feet so that it could lift him to new heights.

By rendering it on a transparent background, I was able to blend it with other fractal art and generative art designs.***

For my generative art, I utilized Deep Dream Generator. A photo filtering program, this site recently added a stable diffusion feature. I was excited to learn I could still use my favorite site to produce stable diffusion. For my design, I wanted to depict the achievements of man in this world. His aspirations to climb higher than ever before was my thought as I attempted to describe my vision in the text prompt. I love how the head is tiled backward as if displaying the knowledge it carried with him.

Below are my steps:

Deep Dream Generator Text input:
A series of surreal images illustrating the ascent of mankind.

Modifiers:
extremely; detailed; intricate; 8k; ultra detailed; colorful; abstract; surreal.

Deep Dream Generator Result:

However, I didn't want man to advance by himself. He must be able to take his fellow man on his rise to success. My next stable diffusion images I wanted to depict the tears of his fellow citizens being left behind. The flow of water can also symbolize man's technological knowledge.

My thoughts were that if one ascends, then all should be on equal standing. The hand clutching the essence of their being stored in the vase symbolizes their combined hopes and dreams bottled up, yearning to be set free and shared on a higher plane.

How beautiful these vases are that represents man's collective knowledge. For this stable diffusion image, I used StarryAI. This program is stable diffusion software.

Below are my steps for both vases.

StarryAI Text input:
"Elaborate fantasy small vase with handle pouring out tears of man."

Method: Art
Style: Abstract World
Runtime: 50

My final image I included was another of my pure fractals. I titled this one "Squid".

I uploaded all images into Canva. Utilizing my Annual Pro Membership Subscription, I was able to blend them into lovely depiction of man holding a vase, carrying all his worldly knowledge as he ascends to a higher plane of purpose.