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Feb 16, 2023·edited Feb 16, 2023

This landed in my inbox just as I was heading to bed with my insomnia so it feels the right moment to discourse. Personally I'm not all that interested in the technique of art, whether it looks sophisticated, 'perfect' etc but whether the artist had fun making it. To see someone's joy on a canvas means so much more to me than a perfect rendition. There's also a concept called 'The Beholder's Share' which states that art that says too much is less engaging for the viewer than art that is a bit ambiguous and unfinished. When the viewer's brain can fill in the blanks it becomes a lot more imbued with personal meaning. I don't think AI can recreate that, but I do like the exciting possibilities you mention of art becoming more sensory and interactive.

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Well that is pleasant. The human species has an astonishingly creative store of brain juice to find solutions to problems. Artists embody this in one of the most distinct ways. It will put people out of jobs but we will find ways to not be pushed under. As a traditional artist and inexperienced person I think I'm qualified to say that it will probably be better than we think, but not in the ways we can predict. Who know, the next Lenonardo might emerge to help.

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Sorry im late to the letter ^^'

Nathan you have an extraordinary way of thinking, imagining and precieving. Also I love the art work you made but more i want to thank you for your thoughts towards where things might lead to. Towards the ending i found it hard to concentrate on what you where saying cause it all thrusted me into daydreams and many possibilities of the future you say might be around the corner. How exiting! It was like shifting into an alternative reality while simultaneously still sitting here reading your thoughts!

If this is the future to be and if its here very soon I hope you would share some artwork so that one can "tripp out" to your unique design :D

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