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Gosh it's hard not to enjoy this, even as an artist who is uneasy about the whole GenAI image thing. Having said that, I'm temporarily comforted at how ugly a lot of the abstract paintings are once animated.

I have to admit, watching some of the landscapes come to life did take my breath away initially.

Though I did notice that all the human characters tend to take on the same generic facial realness, which does diminish the paintings style itself.

Also, the trees sway and bob far too much

This is really cool. Reminds me of the paintings in harry potter.

First thought was about this guy: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Revan/Legends

Yeah, let's just generate new stuff from old stuff. Recycled art would surely save us. Only we're not sure from what. This is like a monument to mourn all dead NFTs.

This would've been an amazing body of work 5 years ago.

What's the point?

Without any context, these transformations are pure spectacle. And it's bad when you take something that had meaning and turn it into a spectacle.

This site could be a commentary on the frivolity of AI, a takedown of "great" art, an attempt to make art more approachable, or a tech demo. But without knowing which, it's an impressive, forgettable spectacle.