art42

AI

generative art

SHOW HN2020

277points
187comments
#157of 3,028 in 2020
Top 6%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

28 positive, 34 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 22 critical, out of 90 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.

Idea: 19 for, 18 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstPricing: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Images look convincing and aesthetic, comparable to museum art

    From 3 comments
    • I'm not an art expert or an artist, but I spent a lot of time in art galleries and museums forty years ago looking closely at and thinking about abstract art. Some of the pieces…
      tkgally on HN
    • To my untrained eye, many of these images are as good as anything else I've seen from humans. What qualities make me say that? Your images create a visceral response. They evoke…
      starchild_3001 on HN
    • The results are really impressive. I have been studying art non-professionally for the past 5 odd years now and I would be hard pressed to tell you if any one of the pictures…
      flyGuyOnTheSly on HN
  • Strong visual response and interesting thoughts evoked

    From 2 comments
    • To my untrained eye, many of these images are as good as anything else I've seen from humans. What qualities make me say that? Your images create a visceral response. They evoke…
      starchild_3001 on HN
    • This one is amazing https://vcloud42.com/file/art42-cdn/cubism/seed_0000086582.jpg It reminds me of those time slice type photos, where the bottom is when the little 'tree' on…
      jcims on HN

Objections

  • AI output lacks meaning, intent and emotion of human art

    From 4 comments
    • I get the appeal from a "it's fascinating we can make computers do this" stance. I don't get the appeal as trying to appreciate this as actual art (or music in the case of…
      alharith on HN
    • Not trying to denigrate the amazing technical skill needed to make this thing, but from the point of view of someone who makes art, this is a pastiche image maker. I have yet to…
      kengor on HN
    • I love cubism and this plain sucks. You see clearly that is not human work, there is no subject, there is no meaning, there aren't emotions...is garbage.
      lchiodi on HN
    • It can be worse you could also work on SAP, like the author (No harsh feeling/flame war ; thank you to the author for this artsy experience ; but I couldn't help but notice this,…
      GistNoesis on HN
  • Repetitive styles and limited variety

    From 2 comments
    • Hey this is an awesome project with really cool results. I think it can be grouped with "found art" conceptually. Several of the generated pieces are really quite interesting,…
      adzm on HN
    • I think that postmodern view on art has fallen out of popularity. It’s silly to abstract away the artist and kinda pretend there may as well not be one, and that the full meaning…
      shrimpx on HN
  • Lacks texture and detail at higher resolution

    From 1 comment
    • I need more $$ to feed the GPU monster, and then you will get more texture :) This is more of technical issue that can be solved quite easy, but you are right, most of them lack…
      valentinvieriu on HN

Requests

  • Print option for large canvas or hanging display

    From 3 comments
    • I think you have an opportunity here --- I found myself wondering how much it would cost to get a nice-quality print on canvas or metal. Something I could hang in my office. They…
      rfeague on HN
    • Tbh, with direct printing to (large) canvas being reasonably priced now, this could be an easy sell Especially if they can be generated at 300dpi+
      joshspankit on HN
    • I've added the option to print now. Feel free to give it a try
      valentinvieriu on HN
  • Support for other art style seeds

    From 1 comment
    • Is your problem that you know its bot-generated, or that you think there's some flaw in the pictures? What if you didn't know that the painting was the work of a bot? What if it…
      willvarfar on HN

Questions

  • Is AI-generated art really art?

    From 2 comments
    • Doesn't AI generated art violate the whole definition of art?
      ritwik310 on HN
    • I get the appeal from a "it's fascinating we can make computers do this" stance. I don't get the appeal as trying to appreciate this as actual art (or music in the case of…
      alharith on HN
  • Can art experts tell AI from human art in a blind test?

    From 2 comments
    • I wonder how art experts would assess these paintings in a blinded experiment ("blinded" figuratively, of course ;-)
      Rochus on HN
    • This is indistinguishable from something that would be hanging in an art museum, and anyone pretending otherwise only believes so because they know a priori that it is generated…
      allovernow on HN

Alternatives named

  • Generative art sites like sanbase.com

    From 1 comment
    • http://www.sanbase.com/ - these were created long before AI became a household name. Actually no AI involved at all. All just pure math. Think it is called "generative art" or…
      FpUser on HN
  • Debris, a random image collage project

    From 1 comment
    • Reminds me of Debris by a NullSoft employee. It would download random pictures using a search engine, and it would craft it together. The end result is unique, and allowed you to…
      Fnoord on HN

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