In fact, Christie’s will be selling its first piece of AI art later this month — a blurred face titled “Portrait of Edmond Belamy.”
Monday, October 22, 2018
When the line between machine and artist becomes blurred
In fact, Christie’s will be selling its first piece of AI art later this month — a blurred face titled “Portrait of Edmond Belamy.”
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Whenever people have talked about robots taking over human jobs, I almost always hear someone mention how robots will never be able to take over the artistic jobs that people have, as they couldn’t possibly ever possess the same kind of creative power that we do. But it does seem like we are approaching a line where artificially created art can become a reality. By imputing images and other things into AI processors to create their own works, it’s getting close to robotic artwork. But we are still a long ways away from robots being able to have creative minds of their own. The works they produce are based upon algorithms, and can only make a certain range of images that are really only imitations and conglomerations of things that its seen, but not complete new pieces that draw inspiration from those things. A lot of people will say that the art is dull or boring, because robots lack the human emotions and imperfections that give real pieces their unique and interesting qualities. But in all honesty, I think that these images created by AI are pretty intriguing. Like the piece, “The Butcher’s Son,” to me is fascinating. There is no direct human intention, emotion, or message behind the painting, so it makes looking at it and analyzing it that much more interesting.
As an artist and lover of art, I am both excited and unsettled by the question of AI. Historically, various art movements have challenged and defied conventions of art over and over again. Part of me wonders if the advent of AI technology is the next big rule-breaker, challenging the norm of a human creator. When cubism came on the scene, the new colors, angles and proportions felt unorthodox and radical. In the current climate of art, I generally feel a sense of “anything goes,” to the point where artists don’t have to justify or even explain their intention of they choose not to. We are so used to embracing the unknown that only something as extraordinary as art created by robots can be the next big controversial change in the industry. Whether this change is for the better is still and will probably always be up for debate, and I don’t know that I’m necessarily equipped to give an informed opinion as of yet. Despite my gut instinct to resist what feels like inauthenticity, I can’t help but be a little in awe of the human calculation and creativity required to create algorithms that churn out original nude portraits. Regardless of the outcome of the debate, technology only moves forward, and there will undoubtedly be more to come in the world of art for AI.
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