"The speed and ease by which a chatbot could describe my work was disheartening. It reflected back my ineptitude of self-knowledge and inability to communicate how I feel in words.
Going forward, I can only expect to encounter this discrepancy more and more.
World is Turning Tokenized by Rodell Warner @rodellwarner is a generative adaptation of World is Turning, exhibited earlier this year at the Museum of the Moving Image. The work collages, in real time, single-color versions of selected pieces from Warner’s animated GIF archive.
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Just a reminder, history often rhymes…
“Skateboarding is not a sport…”
Who’s laughing now?
“Snowboarding is not a sport…”
Who’s laughing now?
“Hip-hop is not music…”
Who’s laughing now?
“Graffiti is not art…”
Who’s laughing now?
“Digital art is not art…”
Who’s laughing now?
“People who use Photoshop are not artists…”
Who’s laughing now?
“People who use 3D tools are not artists…”
Who’s laughing now?
“People who use AI are not artists…”
Who’s laughing now?
This is why I embrace being a skateboarder, a graffiti writer, and a traditional artist who uses AI. Art is freedom. Do whatever the hell you want. Pursue what you love, express yourself, and most importantly, have fun doing it.