The Western Kenon: An AI-lternative Art History
The Western Kenon: An AI-ternative Art History (2024) is an ongoing collaboration between a human artist (me) and generative AI (DALL-E 3) to reflect and challenge the Western art canon. The shared thread of the series is a plastic toy as the primary subject in art movements through time. Ken’s anachronistic appearance is a reminder that AI-generated images are not historically accurate, nor copies of original work, but new creations shaped by user input and machine algorithms trained on millions of existing images.
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Veritas Vanitas No. 1
Veritas Vanitas No. 2
Veritas Vanitas No. 3
Veritas Vanitas No. 4
Stroboscopic Fauxboscopic No. 1
Stroboscopic Fauxboscopic No. 2
Stroboscopic Fauxboscopic No. 3
Stroboscopic Fauxboscopic No. 4
De Do Do Do, De DADA Da No. 1
De Do Do Do, De DADA Da No. 2
De Do Do Do, De DADA Da No. 3
De Do Do Do, De DADA Da No. 4
Sur Realism No. 1
Sur Realism No. 2
Sur Realism No. 3
Sur Realism No. 4
Working Hard or Hardly Working No. 1
Working Hard or Hardly Working No. 2
Working Hard or Hardly Working No. 3
Working Hard or Hardly Working No.4
Three Easy Installments No. 1
Three Easy Installments No. 2
Three Easy Installments No. 3
Three Easy Installments No. 4