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Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.

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We've lost the knowing of art being only made with intention (sh.itjust.works)

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It used to be that if we saw an art piece or a cartoon, we would know someone made it for a reason. Even if it was a miscommunication or accident, it had an original intent behind it. It could have even been the deliberate lack of intent. I guess the closest to AI would be drunk/druggy art, but that usually has some kind of learned intent sneaking in.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I think art can also just exist, and doesn’t need a message behind it.

Absolutely, that's why I posted the video of Jackson Pollock. His art looks like a mess until you see him painting it. He's kind of dancing or meditating. It can just be the experience of doing the art that is the intent.