EDITORIAL
Absurdity Inventor
Absurdity Inventor, aka Troy Stith, lives and works in Oregon, USA. He has held various jobs ranging from production activity to that of chief producer in the cannabis industry. He also stays at home very often to take care of his 2-year-old daughter.
As for his artistic work, he describes it as "Absurd", following a guideline which is that of being "funny, disturbing, haunting and entertaining".
He appreciates being able to vary his work in order to always be innovative in terms of ideas. Because of his background in traditional art, AI gives him the impression of no longer needing to seek inspiration.
This allowed him to trust his imagination more, letting his subconscious dictate his art through the machine.
This is reminiscent of the works of the Dadaists, where humor and nonsense mingle. Opposing the beauty and aesthetics that can be found in photography, art and or through other forms of AI Arts.
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"AI makes it possible to renew inspiration by exploring another way of creating, which I had not had until then in more traditional creations"
While playing on the absurdity of these images, he wants to keep a certain credibility, without making people feel disgust even if the contents could seem to be disturbing.
For him, AI will obviously revolutionize the vision of art as other mediums have done before. AI will become a tool like any other, that artists or creatives can use.
It can also help us produce in a different way or create something we never imagined. This opens up the fields of possibilities, especially for those who would never have tried to try traditional methods to create.
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"AI can just as easily be 'junk' or be an art in its own right.
It all depends on the creator and how it is used."
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This could be applied to any form of art or creativity, the rendering depends above all on the person who produces it. Some professions will surely disappear with AI, but it will open up new opportunities.
"We could look at the negative,
but we could also approach this new wave with positivity."