This reminds me of a thought I've had floating around in my mind the last few days. Every object in our house has a story. How it came into the home, for what purpose, when, and why. Would be fun to go through individual objects and tell the story of the object (like a stream of consciousness writing exercise) - and see what thoughts are manifested about mundane objects like towels, chopping boards, or a particular book, or whatever.
That would be an interesting exercise. You should do a post series on it! :D
Considering it. I've got so much AI Art stuff I generated that I want to cull, go through; and polish up before I embark on another project cataloguing the ephemera from around my home. :D
Personally, I am not a fan of the AI art so far (any of it), because it takes out the need to actually build the skill to get the same results. I compare it to someone who plays in the NHL, to someone who is good at NHL on the Playstation - There is a market and audience for both, but are they comparable?
Absolutely agree with you. There's a lot of AI art cowboys out there who don't understand a single element what makes up a picture. I have a Masters Degree in Visual Art tucked away, gathering dust at the bottom of my filing cabinet; and my perspective is that those who understand art, and can leverage the medium to create powerful images (just as they would normally) are going to create new work that will be just as (hopefully) thought provoking, or have enough narrative importance.
Right now, I'm in the "make images because its so easy stage", but am trying to get a workflow where my concepts and aesthetics can be properly represented as though it were me holding the paintbrush.
I definitely agree that there's going to be a pretty obvious gap, and I fully expect some of those NHL players to fall flat on their face onto the ice. I know that would be me if I tried to ice skate. :D
I think where the art of it appears is in the coding behind the program, that is clever. However, from the art perspective, I don't think there is that much value in it, just as there is very little value in the art where people just take random images of crap and cram them onto a page (as was popular a couple years ago). It isn't creative to blend rand om crap.
I think part of the form of art is the pathway to become the artist, just like the value of the best sport people in the world, is because so few actually have what it takes to get there. Lower the bar and it becomes more inclusive perhaps, but it also devalues the skills involved, making it all pointless.
Absolutely, the code itself is an artform!
We're currently going through a new era of avant-garde, and I'm sure the traditional art world is certainly in for an interesting time. It's been too long since the institution or the (Academy) saw disruption in a major way.
I liken it to the invention of photography. I think it is an entirely new medium.
It is a new medium, but I still question whether it is a valuable one in the art world. When everyone can do it, there is no point in anyone doing it. As soon as skills become "downloadable" the end is nigh.