“A hundred years ago, Claude Monet spent long months observing the light falling on haystacks in a field. He watched them at dawn and dusk, in the mist and in full sunlight, throughout the different seasons. The act of painting itself was time-consuming, but the crucial work took place even before he touched the canvas – in his careful observation. (…) AI-based tools have not eliminated creative work, but have shifted its burden. In the traditional process, artists devoted time to execution; today, more and more time is spent on selection and evaluation. The human hand has been replaced by the human eye”
Read more in Ivy Wei’s (UK) inspiring and insightful article on changes in the creative process, written especially for our AI4CREATIVITY project under the provocative title “Why your best AI-generated artwork might need a nap”
The article is available in Polish, English, French, Italian, Slovak and Spanish.
Photo: Michalina Kuczyńska