What happens when AI not only generates art, selecting works that reflect established aesthetics, but also invents entirely new genres?
Speakers
Geoff Davis
Mario Klingemann
Kalen Iwamoto
Agenda
6:00pm - Welcome by Sean Clark, Computer Arts Society Chair
6:05pm - Introduction by Geoff Davis
6:10pm - Panel Discussion with guest speakers
7:00pm - Summary, open discussion followed by questions and answers
8:00pm - Event ends
Synopsis
What happens when AI not only generates art, selecting works that reflect established aesthetics, but also invents entirely new genres? Are we seeing novel collaborations, or challenges to human artistic authenticity? Can a machine be an artist?
The next step may be AI that creates and curates personalised art, delivering memetic content for casual audiences, while using the same processes to create historically-informed works for galleries or collectors.
We’ll explore three key shifts:
- digital artists self-curating art overproduction while retaining control.
- curators and artists using prompts to instantly visualise and position work within art history, bypassing traditional gatekeeping.
- and traditional curators and academics gaining powerful tools to analyse collections and uncover hidden trends.
Whether you're an artist, curator, collector, or simply curious, this Zoom-only session offers critical perspectives on integrating AI into creative practice - while preserving the human values still central to art. At least, for now.
About the speakers
Geoff Davis is a pioneering generative artist, founder of the annual AI Creative Anthology (2023) and Micro Arts Group (1984). His early AI 'Story Generator' (1985) has been exhibited internationally, he is an AI researcher at University of the Arts, London and a PEN-published author.
Mario Klingemann is best known for his work involving neural networks, code, and algorithms. His popular system ‘Botto’ launched a new version in London recently.
Kalen Iwamoto is a conceptual writer and artist, co-founder of verseVerse. Her recent work includes The Writing On The Wall. @microartsgroup @quasimondo @KalenIwamoto
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