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Art has a broader purpose than just unique artistic expression, indeed. Sometimes it is used to help visualise, create an atmosphere, communicate ideas, so on a
by caseyy 2y ago
Art has a broader purpose than just unique artistic expression, indeed. Sometimes it is used to help visualise, create an atmosphere, communicate ideas, so on and forth. AI generated art fulfils these utilitarian purposes, doesn’t it?
People are a bit snobbish about art, but they forget there are thousands of printed t-shirt mills where tons of art is being pumped out so people can wear a message on their body. And thousands of homes and hotel rooms with Kinkade paintings no one will search for meaning in, to make the atmosphere “quaint”. Thousands of home developments with 3D renders on their construction site walls and PowerPoint presentations.
And that’s alright, art has many purposes and applications, even AI. I disagree with the elite-ish tone of the article.
- gedy 2y agoYes agreed, and not to knock people, but I worked with and around other artists for some years, and frankly many people really don't have some deep meaning around what they make, they just have a "style" and make things around that with a sprinkle of some meaning (which in some cases I suspect is added after the fact). When I was younger I'd get into mild arguments with people that style !== meaningful art, and especially when they'd question why the things I made were sometimes wildly different styles. AI can generate around a style almost effortlessly and I think it may expose a lot of people who have nothing else to define themselves as An Artist.