"Good artists borrow. Great artists steal"
-Picasso
From the Renaissance to the Impressionists and to modern day masters, artists have always taken inspiration from those around them and those before them. At what point though does inspiration become appropriation or theft? Can an artist lay claim to an entire style?
With the advent of AI a whole new debate has arisen over what constitutes the work of the artist. The collaborative experience of working with AI is born from the data it has been trained upon. The data of other artists work.
Is this a step too far? Or is this just the latest development in a long history of artists taking from others what they need.
By incorporating the use of AI, have I become... The Art Thief?
This NFT will be auctioned along with the original oil painting as seen in the weblink below. It the decision of the collector to decide if the painting is subject to future sales of this NFT.
https://www.davidreesartist.com/theartthief
