photography – Conceptual Art by Todd Dobbs

March 2025 Art Exhibitions in Denver

A photograph of an eccentric middle-aged caucasian cowboy sitting on the sidewalk in front of a store window filled with the American flag. He is wearing a suit covered with patches and embroidery, with long dusty blonde hair tucked under a straw hat and sunglasses. The cowboy is sitting on an old metal lawn chair. He is wearing mismatched work boots that are covered with dust. Generated with AI.

In March 2025, I will participate in one major exhibition and three smaller ones in the Denver metro area. Key shows include “History Reimagined,” “Night Lights Denver,” and “Less is More,” featuring various photographic works. Opening receptions are scheduled throughout the month, with engaging artist talks and presentations.

History Reimagined: AI’s Role in Photography and Truth

A young beautiful caucasian woman with big, curly blonde hair is dressed in an American flag dress, with red lipstick and a white bow tied around her neck. She is standing in the front yard of a house with American flags, in a suburban neighborhood. Generated with AI.

I was recently invited to participate in an upcoming exhibition featuring myself and two other artists, Laura Rautjoki and Phillip Toledano, who have been exploring AI generations that imitate photography, as part of the 2025 Denver Month of Photography at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center this March. The show’s title is History Reimagined, and itContinue reading “History Reimagined: AI’s Role in Photography and Truth”

2024 In Review

Updates about the second half of 2024, my keynote address about AI in Education at RMCAD, and a teaser about an exciting upcoming exhibition of my work in conjunction with 2025 Denver Month of Photography.

Fake Plants, Real Prints

A cyanotype print with brush strokes at the edges of the frame and hand written titles and edition numbers underneath on smooth and warm watercolor paper. The image is a studio photograph of what appears to be a houseplant, however, the plant is not in a container and appears to be sitting in a pool of melting plant matter.

“Fake Plants, Real Prints” contains 12 handmade prints that are all limited to 1/1. This collaboration between myself and the Midjourney AI (Version 5.2) is a conceptual project exploring the authenticity, originality, and value of artworks that have human-created alterations to artificial intelligence image generations, or in this case, reproduction of those generations using a handmade process.

Artificial Intelligence, Language, and Trust

An essay addressing how artificial intelligence is altering our use and understanding of language and the need for photography to have a reliable way to authenticate images and prove they are made by a human instead of a machine.