#and while that's cool i think it really does emphasise the fact that AI art is all about aesthetics | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

beaft · 10 months ago

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the other thing that is, or rather could have been, very fun about AI art is the "in the style of" thing. when you type an artist's name, you get to see the defining qualities of that artist's work. you're basically putting everything they've ever done in a blender and seeing what colour it goes. typing "in the style of aubrey beardsley" gives you flowing black lines, bulbous shapes and vaguely art nouveau patterns; "klimt" generates images in gold and green, with pale-faced women and lots of intricate chequered detailing; "kusama" gives you polka dots, obviously, while "mondrian" gives you rectangles. it's neat! it's a cool feature!

...except the other day i saw a guy quizzing an artist on twitter, and it transpired he was trying to figure out what keywords he should input in order to accurately replicate her style using AI. so, lol.

#there's something weird but interesting about putting in an artist's name and getting back a picture which #is not by that artist #but LOOKS like it is #it's usually not a good picture. and if i looked at it for more than a few seconds i'd know it's not an edmund dulac or an egon schiele.#but there's still that confused instant of 'where have i seen that before'#and while that's cool i think it really does emphasise the fact that AI art is all about aesthetics #there's no brain behind it. you can't teach it to think in terms of themes or narratives or symbolism #it makes things that look pretty and that's all it can do

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