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THE STUDIO JOURNAL
Art & Culture
Notes from the space where paper, paint, the tablet and collaborative intelligence meet.
This journal accompanies the exhibition. Its purpose is reflection, not commerce: visual culture, creative process, authorship and the changing language of art. The works come first; essays give visitors another way to encounter their making.
A PNG Is Not Proof of AI: Why Artists Deserve Accurate Attribution
Studio essay · October 26, 2026
Photographed physical paintings, drawings made by hand in Infinite Painter, AI-assisted collaborations and generative images are not interchangeable. Our opening essay considers why medium, workflow and the individual contributors’ roles deserve accurate recognition.
A studio in recurring conversation
ZGenArt.com documents a 360° Recurring Hybrid Art System in which a work may be painted, photographed, digitally altered and repainted over successive turns. Different media and minds contribute, guided by James A. Swan’s artistic decisions.