Computer program capable of constructing Rembrandt paintings from scanning the artist's works2/2/2019 They've always said that computers will never be able to match humans in creativity, but perhaps they were wrong. A computer program is capable of constructing paintings based off the works of Rembrandt. It works by scanning all of his works and uses the average positions and lighting of the subject to formulate its composition.
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Caroline
3/10/2019 09:20:22 pm
That's neat that technology can do that. Sounds like mathematical and copying, which is what robots can do. I don't find what this program can do as creative at all. I still think there are some aspects of the way humans hands create art that computers will never be able to copy. People get satisfaction and many more emotions from painting. Computers can't feel, so they will never have that aspect as a part of their painting.
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4/17/2019 12:03:04 pm
Computers are pretty smart, but time will tell about creativity. I don't think they have what it takes to create real art, but its insane how they can recreate something like a Rembrandt painting.
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J Pera
4/29/2019 06:08:03 pm
This only pushes modern artists to keep making original art, to feed into the pool of creativity that these AI artists can pull from.
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Denko Sekka
4/29/2019 06:08:10 pm
I mean yeah the technological force is making the human existence all that more dynamic. Now rather than static indicators clustering processes can group data points into natural graphic clusters so that groups within clusters are close to each other. For example targeted marketing can raise utility within groups as well as on the individuals level by leveraging software in a smart way.
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Christopher Poole
4/29/2019 06:12:37 pm
I wonder if the technology behind computational art has to do with learning the methods and habits of humans doing art. For example, humans teach computers what certain objects are through repitition (CAPTCHA codes on certain websites).
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Edith
4/29/2019 06:21:20 pm
Nice. I'm interested to see how far computers can really go.
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Marissa
4/29/2019 07:06:41 pm
This is actually a scary thought, as an artist myself I already fear that painting will become obsolete. We live in a world that is already overly saturated with cheap thrills such as technology, which has birthed the God awful Instagram artist, who take and copy styles of other artists who worked hard to perfect those styles. Television and social media in general have made it so difficult to get the average person to appreciate a piece of artwork for what it is and for how much talent and work has gone into it. A computer that is able to duplicate a Rembrandt in no time cheapens his work and his legacy.
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Cheyne
4/29/2019 07:21:57 pm
This is both scary and really exciting. Yeah it might be useful to create derivative work but it doesn't really account for original voices. Sure they can create aestheticly pleasing work based off formulas to but the work itself may have little to no substantially weighted ideas in it.
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Andrea
4/29/2019 07:53:40 pm
What is technology but an extension of the human mind? As often stated, Da Vinci would have used photoshop if he’d had it. Vermeer himself used a clever camera obscura/mirror device to accurately record his set up (watch the movie Tim’s Vermeer). The line between art and science is manufactured. Both are the human mind at its highest functioning, most curious, and most innovative. If we as human beings use tools we have made to deconstruct and understand our notions of beauty I believe that is totally within the spirit of advancing art and the human condition.
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David Castro
4/29/2019 09:18:48 pm
I think this is a great example of human innovation and technology pushing art further into the 21st century! It definitely is a new medium of creating art, yet considering the originality of this art is up for a lot of debate.
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Natalie
4/29/2019 11:11:35 pm
I believe that creativity is subjective, and that time can only tell what creative endeavors are in the near future with this technology.
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Cathy A Ayala
4/30/2019 02:45:49 am
Wow amazing work, scary to of technology and its consuming powers.
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Rick
4/30/2019 07:16:08 pm
Wow, it’s crazy that technology is even influencing art. Who knows what is next.
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Kelly Flet
4/30/2019 07:37:08 pm
I would argue that computers matching humans because they are simply recreating based on human defined input. They're not gathering emotions and experiences or offering any insight through creative output.
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5/5/2019 11:23:30 pm
Everything is being automated so I suspect it's only a matter of time before artists start being replaced by robots too. This can be a scary thought if we only think of art as a commodity, but art is part of the human condition. They have machines that can pitch a fastball but people still play sports as a pastime. While we may lose art as an occupation, we'll surely still engage in it as we have since the stone age.
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