With the sudden eruption of AI (Artifical Intelligence), many artists and writers are beginning to fear that their work will be replaced. That's not surprising considering that within the past weeks, the AI option is being offered in a lot that we do. It is even offered as an option for my weekly Tips to you. But in all the discussions I've read and listened to, there's one viewpoint I have not yet heard, and that is the value of the human experience while creating. The arguments I have heard are focused on what AI can do to produce products. One thing AI cannot do is give my interpretation to a painting. It might be able to copy my style, but in no way has it experienced my life. It is impossible that AI could have done this painting, especially using the reference below it. AI could not have observed and felt what I experienced on the morning I took this photo. Neither could AI have discovered what I uncovered while creating the painting, not could it have thought
my thoughts during the painting process. The painting is not just paint on canvas, but an expression of an experience. The painting is evidence of my unique human and spiritual encounter with that place at that time. It is a landmark in my growth as an artist and a reflection of the skills I have learned. AI cannot create that. If we painters and writers are totally product-oriented, then yes, there is a risk of becoming redundant and being replaced. Being product-oriented means the appearance of the finished painting is all you are concerned about. But if we are process oriented--meaning the experience of
growing and discovering is our drive, that watching the painting unfold is what excites us--then we have nothing to fear. AI cannot replace the human spirit, that is unless we bow to it for the product it can give us rather than defy its product in favor of the experience we can have by doing. ONE THING YOU CAN COUNT ON With each of these posts I send to you every Saturday morning, I am given an option to allow AI to generate the text. That will never happen because every post I send to you gives me the experience of organizing thoughts that hopefully can encourage your artistic journey. Doing that always gives me clarity. I dare not deny myself that
gift. Enjoy a delightful weekend of discovery! During my Language of Painting series, I explained the role of our visual elements. If you'd like to review those roles to better understand the behavior of elements, here are the links to each of those
discussions: Color --Value -- Shape -- Texture -- Size -- Line and Direction
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