Art is limitless, disruptive, and multifaceted…paying little attention to the rules of imagination laid down by society. Artists such as Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali still inspire those who crave to create the reality they imagine—“Everything you can imagine is real,” said Picasso.
Today, the overpowering presence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its foray into art has brought us to the cusp of something exciting and scary. It has also been met with anger and criticism, stemming from the fear of traditional art being replaced. Think of Jason Allen’s AI-generated work Théâtre D’opéra Spatial—while the artist won at the Colorado State Art Fair, he was accused of cheating by a few. The portrait of Edmond de Belamy by Paris-based artists Hugo Caselles-Dupré, Pierre Fautrel, and Gauthier Vernier. which became the first of its kind to be auctioned by Christie’s, also received criticism from the community.
Though often questioned on originality, AI is undoubtedly revolutionary to artists and creators across the world. Even in India, this subgenre is in the spotlight, giving rise to new subcultures such as Indo-futurism—think cyborgs in a busy Indian marketplace or a robotic Indian family and other forms of innovative storytelling.
Far from reaching its peak and despite all its controversies, AI-generated
