I most definitely agree the look and feel of a lot of this AI-generated imagery is surrealist. Many of the images are alternate realities that look normal at a glance, then get weirder the longer you stare.
But the human Surrealists and Dadaists were creating this type of art very intentionally as a statement about their experiences; and AI is generating it because, well, it doesn't actually understand (at any meaningful level) the shapes and lines it is emulating from its training data.
I'm not really convinced this AI imagery does appeal to most of us. Maybe it's just interesting because it's new, or cheap, or both? By the time the six-and-seven-finger problem is resolved we'll probably be sick of the whole aesthetic.
I don't know anyone who actually likes the aesthetic of AI generated imagery unless it was created by professionals who dedicated lots of time doing and redoing their prompts to get the desired look. The general public seems to be satisfied with a few rounds from Dall-e. I am curious to see how more artists apply their craft to creating AI images that express their creative goals. Have you seen any AI generated art that really appeals to you?
I most definitely agree the look and feel of a lot of this AI-generated imagery is surrealist. Many of the images are alternate realities that look normal at a glance, then get weirder the longer you stare.
But the human Surrealists and Dadaists were creating this type of art very intentionally as a statement about their experiences; and AI is generating it because, well, it doesn't actually understand (at any meaningful level) the shapes and lines it is emulating from its training data.
I'm not really convinced this AI imagery does appeal to most of us. Maybe it's just interesting because it's new, or cheap, or both? By the time the six-and-seven-finger problem is resolved we'll probably be sick of the whole aesthetic.
I don't know anyone who actually likes the aesthetic of AI generated imagery unless it was created by professionals who dedicated lots of time doing and redoing their prompts to get the desired look. The general public seems to be satisfied with a few rounds from Dall-e. I am curious to see how more artists apply their craft to creating AI images that express their creative goals. Have you seen any AI generated art that really appeals to you?