Photo Gallery: They used artificial intelligence to expand classic paintings and there is controversy

Artificial intelligence is the hero of these times. Any topic out there intersects with artificial intelligence, and of course the plastic arts are no exception.

Discussions are different. One of them, if not yet the main one, refers to copyright, as to whether it is lawful for an individual or company to take as the basis of a new aesthetic proposition an earlier human creation.

Meanwhile, users are having fun as in the case of @heykody, who displays on his Twitter account photos and videos related to the world of art, cinema and photography through the intervention of artificial intelligence.

The digital content creator has taken some of the most famous paintings in the world, from artists like Leonardo Da VinciAnd Michelangelo, Hieronymus Bosch, Botticelli, Vincent van Gogh, Jean Honore Fragonard, Edward Hopper And Piet Mondrian And he took them “outside the box”.

In this case, it was proposed to extend the months of the paintings, although, as might be expected, the criticism was not long in coming due to the aesthetic and conceptual errors of the new works.

For example, in the case of Mona LisaThe woman is floating in the air, because the artificial intelligence has not completed the rest of the body, and has not noticed that there are two columns on either side that are directly omitted or turned into a branch.

“The upper part has very good continuity, and the landscape is very good. But the lower part is terrible, with no idea, no continuation of the female image, no art, just blots. Conclusion,” one user writes, “AI doesn’t make art, it just copies it.”

And from observing different actions similar thinking arises. Currently, AI can replicate and interpret patterns, but it is far from emulating an artist’s brush. Maybe in a clone Garden of Delightsl Boscowhere it can be seen more easily.

This week, the Japanese artist Takashi MurakamiThe global star of contemporary art said that he does not trust artificial intelligence, but believes that artificial intelligence “will not be able to confront our ideas”, although “the most extravagant ideas will become valuable.”

Another user said, “This is probably the worst thing I’ve seen in AI ‘art’ being used,” or “This is complete ignorance of what art history means, and art itself.”

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For graphic designers and illustrators working in certain fields of work, it is already clear that artificial intelligence will be a major disruption. Platforms like Midjourney and Stability Diffusion have built their business by scouring the internet for datasets that are then used by their generators. This material includes the work of artists and illustrators, and almost none of them were asked for their consent.

Thus, popular apps like ChatGPT or Midjourney promise to modify some key aspects of the creative process, copyright, and the job market. The debate that comes now is ethical

Indeed, even the world of art criticism came up with a competitor. AICCA, a German artist’s performance sculpture, was presented at a Spanish exhibition Mario Klingmanwho analyzes works and expresses an opinion “in bombastic vocabulary that mimics the way critics speak.”

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However, there are artists who advocate for the tool. One of them is Turkish Anatolian companionwhich has redefined the use of data and artificial intelligence to create potentially monumental pieces of art, which pursues “emotions in technology”.

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