Submitted by Ivorypetal t3_11a1xx7 in Futurology
Throughout the history of art, existing artists have a very nasty habit of shunning new art in new mediums.
Examples of historic artwork exclusions based on my fine arts degree education:
- Printmaking struggled to find acceptance from the oil painting and acrylic artists because it was fast and cheap art instead of one of a kind.
- Photographers were shunned as only capturing the view with a tool and not having any artistic additions to the work.. after famous artists like Ansel Adams showed us that photography is so very artistic in how a scene is captured based on lighting, focus, aperture settings, contrast, cropping etc.
- Graphic design showed up and took the place of printmaking in the advertising word and was seen as mostly for commercial use until technically savvy artists saw it as a new mixed media medium where anything goes. Recently, in the last 10 years, we have seen an explosion of books and artwork being created in Adobe software, rebelle, Artweaver, Gimp, etc. And just like history has shown us, the public and artists begin to accept the new art as a new medium/category to appreciate and buy.
AI partnered literary and visual artwork has been the new newcomer in the last 2-3 years. Shunned by the classical artist as unauthentic ... but is it really? Was printmaking, photography, or graphic design/illustrations not real art? Absolutely all those are a type of art. All are valid for showing in the art space, but ONLY if the artist is transparent about their choice in medium. If you use AI, say it. Celebrate your ability to collaborate to make beautiful things. It is a tool and you are the director.
Besides, didn't an AI artwork submission by Jason M. Allen win first place recently in a colorado state fair art contest? So, clearly, the tool has merit. Just don't be a douche canoe and act like you didn't use it... I'm looking at you, goosebumps cover designer. 😆
So in conclusion:
- Artists, own your medium. Don't be ashamed. I'm certainly not.
- Consumers, celebrate that beautiful art is now more accessible to those who can write like Tolkien to make their literary ideas become visually stunning works of art. And truthfully, it will be much more affordable to own. I just made a collection in just 2 nights of work vs 2 years it normally would have required had I done it in my pastel chalk paintings I have historically done.
- Stuffy elitist artists, stop being so salty and get over yourselves.
Your jealousy is showing.
Edited 2023-02-23 | because comment was made that they aren't jealous... waiting for alternative reason to add as to why some artists don't see AI assisted art as art.