Over the past year, his progress artificial intelligence (AI) in imaging it’s impressive. Today, anyone can write a simple sentence, and almost immediately, artificial intelligence will create an original image for him. DALLE-2 and other instruments such as Midjourney or Stable Diffusion show that we have entered a new era in the history of contemporary art, which, of course, raises many questions. Recently, artist Jason Allen won first prize in a Colorado contemporary art competition for an image he created with one of these tools. How does the art world see this development?

“There is a large part of artists and curators who are not ready to accept and assimilate the art of artificial intelligence,” says Christoforos Marinos, art critic and curator. “I’m not the kind of person who looks askance at the art created by TN or who without a second thought will dismiss it as plagiarized artists who create such images, which are usually created using an algorithm and scooped from already existing images or works of art.”

“What’s happening right now with image production is definitely impressive,” says creative sunday birth, “but I do not agree with the view that the machine will overshadow or devalue the artist. Art and artists evolve, redefine and adapt. For example, painting and portraiture did not disappear with the advent of photography, as many initially predicted. In the future, I see more cooperative relationships between them.” Indeed, most AI insiders predict the same thing. Man will cooperate with the machine even in the realm of art. Nobody talks about competition.

“I find the coexistence of artificial intelligence with traditional means of expression much more interesting,” adds Mr. Marinos. “A typical example is the artist Theodoros Giannakis, who manages to combine T.N. with the innovative aspirations of contemporary art. But Theodoros was born in 1979, has specific references, and is an ASKT alumnus. I don’t know if the 19 year old who creates an interesting look with Midjourney has a focused artistic vision or if he’s just experimenting.”

“For now, I see this tool more as a ‘helper’ and a way to take visual notes and play with ideas,” adds Ms. Goni, who is also experimenting with these tools. “I’m more concerned about issues that are not directly related to art,” he notes. “These issues are related to the strengthening of stereotypes and discrimination based on gender, origin, the possibility of creating false images and news, control and lack of transparency of tools. Finally, in the midst of the climate and energy crisis, I am concerned about how energy intensive these deep learning models are. It’s always interesting to look at the products, the companies themselves, and the investors.”

Fireworks

“In order to be taken seriously, the proposals of TN artists must be organized, take the form of exhibitions and be guided by a system of thought. Otherwise, we are talking about spectacular fireworks,” concludes Christoforos Marinos. “In order to make a fundamental change, T.N. enroll in the School of Fine Arts. Personally, I am one of those curators with the head of Janus: with great curiosity I look both into the past and into the future. I am a supporter of pluralism and diversity in both life and art, so I am open to new proposals and types of art.”