I have spent years learning this craft, committing myself to it everyday in order to master it—I can’t think of a better way to show my dissatisfaction than destroying what I love.”
"Every act of creation is first of an act of destruction," by Pablo Picasso. This quote suggests that to create something new, one must first dismantle or break down existing ideas, forms, or materials.
Seed suggests that work created now in the relentless bombardment of visual stimulus in the age of the internet has been forever changed,” explains Ashton. “We still have ties with the era of historical realism but we can’t ignore what’s going on right now.
Technique is nothing without inspiration.
I am fascinated with the historical influence of traditional and ‘swagger’ portraits
Ben, chose a time period between 1500's-1800's to recreate these portraits of him and his family. The Significance is that this period often highlighted a persons status and heir achy. Ben combines that with the flaws of modern Ai to create a mockery of these outrageous times in human history.
It is that anxiety about the world I inhabit and that lineage of experimentation that has catalyzed this collection of works—with the fear we all feel around the unchecked advance of technology, and in particular AI and its effect on the creative world, I felt compelled to explore the threat. [I.Or You Could Panic] speaks to the futility of fear in a time when it is arguably the most rational response.”
There are those that run from what they fear, and those that run to it!
British artist Ben Ashton, let me assure you that his oil paintings are not AI generated nor do his canvases incorporate any digital media. However, his experimentation with AI technology, and the results it yielded, did provide reference material
Artist Ben Ashton used his classical training to create a totally unique oil paint art series that uses the inspiration from AI and its flaws.
'What makes artists special is their ability to imagine something new,'' Zhang explained. ''So while I think that A.I. tools help express our creativity, creativity will still be the driving force behind the future of art.''
Creativity is the true driving force of art!
He claims that convincing forgeries of his own work, made by the A.I., were confusing his buyers. I
Artist fear that forgeries can be detrimental to the value of their work. While Weiler argues that this increases the value by there being a surplus in computer generated art and true collectors being more enticed by original and rare pieces.
Not everyone agrees. Some working artists -- designers, illustrators, animators -- have characterized artificial intelligence as an existential threat to their business models.
Artist and creatives alike fear the threat of Ai to their business, and Craft.
In Weiler's class he uses A.I. to storyboard ideas that he didn't have the technical skills to draw. ''This is now part of my artist's toolbox,'' he said,
Art comes in different mediums. One talent may be in film instead of drawing. Ai could help a student fullfill their vision by aiding in the art creation field. Bringing a vision to reality.
''I'm going to show how you can leverage these technologies in your artistic practices.''
Ai is just another tool in the tool box to push art and creativity to another level.