Talked to my grandfather about painting and it stung different

My grandpa is 82 and painted landscapes his whole life. He said AI art is like having someone else build your cabin for you and then saying you lived in the wilderness. It made me think about all those AI winners at state fairs and how the artists feel.

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wendy8203d agoMost Upvoted

Isn't the whole point of art supposed to be the process, not just the result?

riverh493d ago

47 times I've thrown out paintings that took forever because the process felt right but the result was trash. @sage_moore37 I get your point about connection, but I think we're missing the part where process and result can be totally different things for different people. My grandma used to knit these lumpy scarves that looked awful but she was fully present and happy the whole time, and my niece wears them everywhere because she can feel the love in every stitch. Some art is supposed to be a conversation between the maker and the material, not a performance for anyone else.

margaretramirez3d agoMost Upvoted

My last painting took me 47 hours and I was really feeling myself during the process, very zen and connected to my inner artist. The result was a blob that looked less like the sunset I was going for and more like a sad potato with a fever. So I guess the process was great for my mental health, but nobody wants a sad potato on their wall unless it's a really cool sad potato. I think there's room for both, but my potato paintings definitely live in the process-only zone.

sage_moore373d ago

Oh man, I gotta respectfully disagree with you there. I think the result matters just as much if not more honestly. Like yeah the process is important because it shapes the final piece but if the end result doesn't land then what was the point of all that effort? I've spent hours on stuff before where the process felt great and therapeutic but the finished thing was just okay and nobody wanted to see it. You can't separate them completely, the result is what people actually connect with and experience. The process is for you the artist, but the result is for everyone else and that's where the real magic happens in my opinion.

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