Who (or What) Is an AI Artist

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ID5117438
AuthorsKieran Browne (0000-0001-7158-1322, Kieran Browne, Australian National University, Research School of Humanities & the Arts, Canberra ACT 0200. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.kieranbrowne.com., corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume55
Issue2
Pages130-134
Publication date2022-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeonardo (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282
PublisherMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/leon_a_02092
OpenAlexW3175297824
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited7

The mainstream contemporary art world is suddenly showing interest in AI art. While this has enlivened the practice, there remains significant disagreement over who or what actually deserves to be called an AI artist. This article examines several claimants to the term and grounds these in art history and theory. It addresses the controversial elevation of some artists over others and accounts for these choices, arguing that the art market alienates AI artists from their work. Finally, it proposes that AI art's interactions with art institutions have not promoted new creative possibilities but have instead reinforced conservative forms and aesthetics

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Art market · Art world · Contemporary art · History of art · Mainstream · Performance art · Visual arts · Work of art · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Architecture · Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy

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