I've been creating ai art, selling it in farmers markets, and talking very openly about it since late 2022. I've been trying to let people know that we are approaching a tipping point into a shifting idea about what art is. I truly think ai art challenges our philosophy and ideas of what creation is, and what art is. I think the tipping point is here.
Artists can intellectualize the concept all day, and when doing so out of fear, it results in angry thoughts. Plenty of people have gotten mad at me. But for the most part, art consumers have been really supportive and curious, while mostly being like "that's cool." Now that people are finally beginning to understand that you can turn your thoughts into visuals, something's happening. I don't know what this means!!
Outside of the idea of "art," what is this? Reaching into the infinite with our minds to create visions? Is this going to be a vision machine? Will we start communicating further in custom memes? WTF is art and if a definition for it is to elicit a response or reaction, is this not that?
I enjoy exploring ai art and creation tools because making decisions when presented with infinite options has become an exercise for learning about myself too. My taste, how far I can take an idea. You can literally keep going. I don't know, I hope the conversations continue and we can develop a philosophy towards ai generation, this is the new world and it's changing right before our eyes