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I thought AI art was just a gimmick until I saw it in a real gallery
A friend convinced me to go to a small gallery show in Portland last month that featured AI generated pieces. I was ready to hate it, but one piece, a landscape with these impossible light beams, actually made me stop and look for a long time. The artist explained how they guided the AI with hundreds of their own sketches, which changed my view. So, does the artist's intent and guidance make the final image 'art', or is the tool itself the deal breaker?
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jackson.sarah2mo agoMost Upvoted
Honestly used to roll my eyes at AI art too. But hearing how much work that artist put in, all those sketches guiding it, that's a game changer. The tool doesn't matter if there's a real person behind it.
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Totally depends on the artist's hand in it... The tool is just a brush if someone really guides it. That Portland piece sounds like real art to me.
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wyatt_ross272mo ago
Okay wow, this is actually a huge deal for me. I was totally in the "it's not real art" camp before. But hearing that the artist used hundreds of their own sketches to guide the AI? That's not just typing a prompt, that's putting real work in. The tool really doesn't matter if that much human skill and vision is behind it. Guess I gotta change my mind on this one.
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