The art of the painting fool

Below are some paintings by "the painting fool." What makes the painting fool an unusual artist is that it's not human. It's a computer program, though he/she/it talks in the first person:

I'm The Painting Fool: a computer program, and an aspiring painter. The aim of this project is for me to be taken seriously - one day - as a creative artist in my own right. I have been built to exhibit behaviours that might be deemed as skilful, appreciative and imaginative. My work has been exhibited in real and online galleries; the ideas behind my conception have been used to address philosophical notions such as emotion and intentionality in non-human intelligences.

If the painting fool suddenly becomes obsessed with drawing clowns and disney characters, then we're in trouble.

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 21, 2013
Category: Art

Comments

That face sure is creepy. The first step towards the Matrix.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/21/13 at 10:39 PM

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