Description
The reach and impact of technology has been continuously expanding for the past several decades. In recent years the developments in artificial intelligence have reached the art world and have complicated our perceptions of the very nature of art. This research intends to answer the question: to what extent does generative art. More specifically, A.I. generative art, enhance or diminish artistic autonomy and free will? I grapple with this question through the research of various scholars and artists that play a role in the generative art movement. The guiding definitions of art and artistic autonomy utilized in this research will be derived from the work of art historians. Furthermore, the concept of artistic autonomy will be expanded through an exploration of free will as developed by the works of philosophers and theologians. By laying the groundwork for these key ideas, the artwork of Refik Anadol and other prominent artists in the generative art movement will serve as case studies to analyze the question. In doing so, I find that although generative AI art may disrupt the relationship between the artist and the end result of their artwork, this new way to "paint" actually has the potential to enhance artistic autonomy and the role that free will plays in art. By automating the computer to create, the artist is left with creating in a very human way, essentially doing what the computer can't. In this sense, generative AI art actually isolates the human component of artistry. Though it might be in an unconventional way, it nevertheless provides a unique vessel for originality which has the potential to drastically transform and invent a new way in which art is approached and engaged with.
The Death of Art: How Will It Be Reborn?
The reach and impact of technology has been continuously expanding for the past several decades. In recent years the developments in artificial intelligence have reached the art world and have complicated our perceptions of the very nature of art. This research intends to answer the question: to what extent does generative art. More specifically, A.I. generative art, enhance or diminish artistic autonomy and free will? I grapple with this question through the research of various scholars and artists that play a role in the generative art movement. The guiding definitions of art and artistic autonomy utilized in this research will be derived from the work of art historians. Furthermore, the concept of artistic autonomy will be expanded through an exploration of free will as developed by the works of philosophers and theologians. By laying the groundwork for these key ideas, the artwork of Refik Anadol and other prominent artists in the generative art movement will serve as case studies to analyze the question. In doing so, I find that although generative AI art may disrupt the relationship between the artist and the end result of their artwork, this new way to "paint" actually has the potential to enhance artistic autonomy and the role that free will plays in art. By automating the computer to create, the artist is left with creating in a very human way, essentially doing what the computer can't. In this sense, generative AI art actually isolates the human component of artistry. Though it might be in an unconventional way, it nevertheless provides a unique vessel for originality which has the potential to drastically transform and invent a new way in which art is approached and engaged with.