Philosophy of Art on emptyname

When Machines Make Better Art

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Notes on the return of art to its original function

I.§

The premise no longer takes much daring: machines will come to make better art than humans - more skilled, more inventive, more conceptually agile, endlessly, and for nothing. A persona, sometimes offered as a consolation, comes apart under scrutiny: as an intellectual construct - a voice, a biography-shaped narrative, a style signature - it can be run by a machine more steadily than a person could ever sustain their own. The skill is long gone. The novelty is going, and the recognition and the money might follow. What remains is not a faculty artists have and machines lack. It's stranger than that, something the artists have been standing on the whole time without looking down.

Music in the Arts

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:47:29 +0000

When we speak of 'art' today, we should be aware of the ambiguity that this term drags along. This idea is pivotal - the word 'art', as it echoes in our contemporary discourse, is a deceptive homonym hinting at divergent conceptions. Indeed, there are multiple facets to this concept, but let's not lose ourselves in this labyrinth. We'll focus on the two primary ones.

Generative NFT Artist Manifesto

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Generative NFT Artists manifest through NFTs. Without NFTs digital art is in a primordial state.§

Without NFTs, the digital artist is but a mere shadow, crafting ephemeral art pieces that vanish before gaining form - like sandcastles against the relentless tide. It is the NFT that crystallizes digital art existence, transforming the binary landscape from a barren void into a crucible of endless potential. NFT enables digital artwork, transcending it from transitory to sculpt within the infinite.

Cage-Duchamp-Cage

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Set against the backdrop of John Cage's composition, this audio collage features Marcel Duchamp discussing his ego-driven intention to 'kill art.' It then transitions to John Cage, who advocates for creating art free of the artist's ego, focusing on its removal from the process.