Almost every artist throughout history has had to deal with some negative reception of their art, but today in the digital world, the artist has to deal with a never-ending influx of opinions whether silent or loud.

AI can enhance our creativity. It's actually not a matter of replaceability but reflexivity.

Let me explain.

I am building for a contemporary renaissance.

A time and place equivalent to the 14th-century Italian Renaissance. When art, science, and spirituality had no boundaries—each interwoven intricately and holistically into the gaps of the other.

Renaissance literally means rebirth. So a contemporary renaissance means a rebirth of this moment. Not a rebirth of the past, but a rebirth of now.

The ever-present now.

Community.

A word that has been thrown around a lot in the past decade.

“I want to build a community.”

A phrase that probably many of us have heard from others and uttered ourselves.

But what does it mean to build a community?

Aikido is the Japanese martial art of peace.

The founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba famously said: “true victory does not come from defeating an enemy, true victory comes from giving love and changing an enemies heart.”