We’ve all heard about the discourse surrounding the ethics of AI art, how it’s impacting artists, and whether it’ll replace art made by humans. It’s a scary time to be an artist in any discipline, especially with social media platforms scraping entire sites to feed their user’s works into their own AI algorithms. At the core of the argument standing with artists and highlighting the value of real artists creating work is the importance of self-expression.
Artists can express what we might feel or create something so tailor-made for us due to their own experiences and unique backgrounds. Artists are a reflection of the culture around us. If that’s dictated by AI, where experiences and culture are made for us not as reflections, but as algorithms, what society does that look like? In light of the immense pressures facing artists now, we wanted to help local Australian artists by giving them a platform to showcase their art.
We partnered with Samsung to host an exciting art competition to use their , where we picked out three Aussie artists who have a unique approach to creativity. was one of our winners from the competition, whose work will appear on our website alongside two other fantastic artists. Tanya’s art is a colourful psychedelic journey, featuring sad skeletons, gardens, and motivational quotes.
She has collaborated with Casetify, DC Coffee, Hawkers Beer and Garage Project, bringing her Sad Skelly designs to phone cases, beer cans, coffee beans and more..
