It is true that there will probably just be an “AI-generated” category in the future and that will be that. What fascinates me about the Reddit thread though, is how a lot of the comments are saying that the picture is “obviously” AI-generated, that it looks shitty, that it lacks meaning. For example:Ĭomment from discussion Snoo-4878’s comment from discussion "An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists Are Pissed". It reminds me of an article I read about counterfeit art years ago. Most of the value of a piece of artwork is tied up into its history and continuity – a Monet is valuable because it came from Monet’s hand across the ages to your home. Which is understandable from a monetary perspective. After all, most of us have probably only seen reproductions or JPEGs of his works anyway.Īt a certain point though, I have to ask the deeper question… what is a “Monet” exactly? But if you just like a Monet piece because of the way it makes you feel when looking at it, the authenticity does not matter.
Monet is rather famous, of course, and his style is distinctive. The way it looks, the softness of the scene, the way it sort of pulls you into a season of growth you can practically smell.ĭid he die in poverty? Did he retire early in wealth? Obviously I can Google this shit at any time, but my point is this: I like The Water Lily Pond.īut aside from a few questions on my high school Art exam decades ago, I do not know anything about his life, his struggles, his aspirations. Who painted it and why couldn’t matter less to me, other than possibly wanting to know where I could find similar works of this quality. This may just say more about me than it does art in general.
I have long held the position that I do not have favorite bands, I have favorite songs. I have favorite games, not studios or directors. Some of that is probably a defense mechanism – there are many an artist who turn out to be raging assholes, game companies that “betray” your “trust,” and so on. If part of the appeal of a given work is wrapped up in the creator(s), then a fall from grace and the resultant dissonance is a doubled injury.
Kevin Spacey is not going to ruin my memories of American Beauty or The Usual Suspects, for example. I may have a jaundiced eye towards anything new, or perhaps towards House of Cards if I ever got around to watching that, as some things cannot be unlearned or fully compartmentalized (or should be). So in a way, I for one welcome our new AI-art overlords.
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