AI Syrian Art: A Stream of Thoughts
Looking at an AI image I generated with a help of a one-word prompt Through the discord channel during my free-trial period at Midjourney. Syria (An image of a warm-coloured painting of a crowd surrounded by a destroyed city) Many running thoughts and feelings through the last months came by thinking about that result: Surprised: to witness the edge of human technology. Inspired: by how accessible visual art is going to become, even for people who have not had the opportunity to learn the skills they longed for since childhood. As we are witnessing the age of democratising the arts. Each person no matter their skill level can finally bring their stories and imaginations to life. Excited: for all the people who were due circumstances, couldn't access their imagination. Not only thinking of Syrians like me, who were pushed to not pursue art (we say it in Arabic: Art it will not feed you bread). I am also thinking here about the aphantasia people, who for the first time in...