AI Art Tool Can ‘See Into Your Mind’ And Automatically Create Bespoke Artworks
Image via Art AI
Artificial intelligence art isn’t the newest kid on the block; in 2018, a piece of art titled Portrait of Edmond de Belamy was sold by auction house Christie’s for US$432,500, way more than its high estimate of US$10,000. Following the explosion of NFTs and crypto-related sales that this year so far has seen, Art AI is here to ride the wave.
This startup, created by childhood friends Ben Kovalis, Eyal Fisher, and Guy Haimovit, comprises collections of artwork created using an algorithm over a period of six months, then refined over a year and a half.
Kovalis tells Artnet that the 2018 Christie’s auction was “amazing” to the trio “because we are enthusiastic about art but also tech savvy.”
As explained by the company, there are two types of AI-generated art: Neural Style Transfer (NST) and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). NST works by utilizing an original input image to create something in the same style, while GANs tend to seem more like a traditional human artist, which creates of its “own will.” Portrait of Edmond de Belamy was born of GAN technology.
Now, a new project titled ‘Artifly’ (“create your custom art on the fly”) takes the algorithm a step further by offering customers the chance to generate their own personalized artwork based on what they like. As it states, “our devoted artist can see into your mind and translate it into dreamy new designs.”
After choosing what they find affinity with from a series of existing artworks, Artifly will glean the information and use that to create a brand new piece of art, which the customer has the option to purchase. Unlike most artworks in either the “bespoke” or ‘AI-generated’ markets, Artifly’s pieces run at a pretty affordable price range; starting from US$29 for an unframed canvas.
Upon purchase, customers also get a certificate of authenticity, and, like its NFT counterparts, the piece is registered onto the blockchain. Don’t fret, though, it’s still a physical piece. Unlike NFTs which only exist digitally in the metaverse, you can actually hang this one up on your wall.
[via Artnet, image via Art AI]
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