Sparkling Goodbye #46

Description: Sparkling Goodbye uses a generative painting algorithm to explore different emotional aspects of departure. From a distance, the images look like traditional oil paintings, but close up, the machine-generated edges and dots become clear. This interaction of analogue and digital art forms is a defining characteristic of the Sparkling Goodbye collection, which chaotically blends machine-picked representations of human emotions from happiness to sadness, serenity to anxiety. Sparkling Goodbye was the first major algorithm developed after Licia transitioned to a full-time artist, capturing her excitement, disorientation, and retrospection during this tumultuous period in her life. Leaving a country she’d called home for more than a decade, in early 2023, Licia moved to London, where she continues to fulfill her dream of working as a full-time generative artist.