Joe Fuqua
I've been at the intersection of human and machine since 1988, when I was building neural networks at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The technology got dramatically better. The questions it raises didn't change much.
By day I work in enterprise AI governance and architecture at Truist Financial in Charlotte, NC — building the frameworks that let organizations move from experimentation to responsible scale. It's serious work with real stakes.
The art is where I think out loud about the same territory, in a different register. Watercolor because it resists control. Digital charcoal because precision and looseness can coexist. AI-generated images because the prompt is a kind of drawing too, and the results are genuinely unpredictable. The multimedia pieces — gel printing, screen printing, painted grounds — because digital and physical shouldn't have to choose.
The through-line across all of it is the boundary between human and machine understanding. Some of these pieces are quiet. Some are not.
I also write a weekly newsletter, Algorithm & Blues, translating AI research into decisions executives can actually make. Forty-three issues in, no hype, one clear argument per week.
The work continues between shows. Two Instagram accounts, reflecting the split in the practice:
@a.nod.tothe.odd AI-generated work
@the.dim.edge Physical, digital & multimedia
For print inquiries, commissions, or anything else:
joe@joefuqua.blog