Gosh it's hard not to enjoy this, even as an artist who is uneasy about the whole GenAI image thing. Having said that, I'm temporarily comforted at how ugly a lot of the abstract paintings are once animated.
Okawari 122 days ago [-]
I felt pretty much the exact opposite. I was immediately drawn to some of the abstract art while not particularilly enjoying the traditional paintings. I found them too uncanny and "lifeless".
That being said, if I had a screen that could reasonably pass as a framed image on the wall, I would love a version of this where I could have a well known picture on it that would primarilly be static but sometimes have subtle movements or shift about a bit as a fun novelty to trip over guests. The typical, blinking, repositioning. Like hoppers nighthawks, but the clerk serving a drink or two. The couple lighting a sigarette or someone walking past the diner.
tetris11 118 days ago [-]
I have to admit, watching some of the landscapes come to life did take my breath away initially.
Though I did notice that all the human characters tend to take on the same generic facial realness, which does diminish the paintings style itself.
This is really cool. Reminds me of the paintings in harry potter.
cassiepaper 117 days ago [-]
Yeah, let's just generate new stuff from old stuff. Recycled art would surely save us. Only we're not sure from what. This is like a monument to mourn all dead NFTs.
xnx 119 days ago [-]
This would've been an amazing body of work 5 years ago.
yesfitz 119 days ago [-]
What's the point?
Without any context, these transformations are pure spectacle. And it's bad when you take something that had meaning and turn it into a spectacle.
This site could be a commentary on the frivolity of AI, a takedown of "great" art, an attempt to make art more approachable, or a tech demo. But without knowing which, it's an impressive, forgettable spectacle.
littlekey 119 days ago [-]
Strange that you need the website (author) to tell you how to interpret it. It's like art itself, you're allowed to come up with your own interpretations.
yesfitz 119 days ago [-]
You must have misunderstood my comment as something other than interpretation.
>it's an impressive, forgettable spectacle.
I provided a handful of other possibilities, but in the absence of any statement from the creator, my interpretation stands.
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That being said, if I had a screen that could reasonably pass as a framed image on the wall, I would love a version of this where I could have a well known picture on it that would primarilly be static but sometimes have subtle movements or shift about a bit as a fun novelty to trip over guests. The typical, blinking, repositioning. Like hoppers nighthawks, but the clerk serving a drink or two. The couple lighting a sigarette or someone walking past the diner.
Though I did notice that all the human characters tend to take on the same generic facial realness, which does diminish the paintings style itself.
Also, the trees sway and bob far too much
Without any context, these transformations are pure spectacle. And it's bad when you take something that had meaning and turn it into a spectacle.
This site could be a commentary on the frivolity of AI, a takedown of "great" art, an attempt to make art more approachable, or a tech demo. But without knowing which, it's an impressive, forgettable spectacle.
>it's an impressive, forgettable spectacle.
I provided a handful of other possibilities, but in the absence of any statement from the creator, my interpretation stands.