I’m now fully engaged with my asking AI whether a modern artwork is by a professional artist or a child, and yet again, it has guessed that this was by a professional artist. And it’s by Alex Katz (1927-) who is an American artist best known for his bold, flat portraits and landscapes, often associated with Pop Art although his style developed before it became dominant. He has created thousands of artworks and this one was painted in oils in 2001 and entitled ‘Fishing Boats’.
AI is puzzled by the meaning of this one, noting:
“The meaning of the artwork seems to sit somewhere around light, perception and the way a simple image can become uncertain when reduced to its essential shapes.”
When pushed, AI declared that it was struggling to find meaning to this artwork, noting it can only suggest that it’s about how the artist wants the viewer to turn fragments of light into a landscape or object. I’m struggling to find any point to it as well and I can’t see these fishing boats. But, this loops back to a previous post I made at some point, asking if artworks actually have to have meaning.
We’ve reached the stage really where I’m asking AI whether I’m allowed to be confused. And on this one, it seems that I am and I reserve the right to prefer paintings where the boats have had the courtesy to turn up…..