In a contemporary art gallery, a massive vertical canvas catches the eye. The colors arranged in vivid stripes extend upward from the floor to the ceiling. The edges of each stripe are unstable, flowing, and rupture into each other like the northern lights. When you gaze upon the painting, the colors change, shifting from one shade to the next. It feels like an elemental force, a dynamic natural event that takes place before you. You can see the tension of a massive creation compressed onto that canvas. This artwork deserves a name that reflects its power: Arcana.

Arcana is a piece of art from Frank Stella, a prominent American artist renowned for his use of geometric shapes and experimenting with abstract art forms. Arcana is an homage to one of Stella’s earlier art pieces, which draws attention to this artist’s continuous fascination with how forms and lines manipulate space and volume. Today, Frank Bueltge is bringing new life to Stella’s work, remixing and using large language models to create an art piece that sparks the viewer’s imagination and transforms the original work into something both fresh and contemporary. Be sure to check out Frank Bueltge’s previous masterpiece, The Radiant Beauty of the Luminous Equinox, at this link.