I think many popular artists today are popular not only because of their style, but because of the unique ideas and themes they depict. Also, simply knowing that art came from a particular artist can make it appear better (similar to how atmosphere and presentation can improve the subjective taste of food).
Anecdotally, I'm sure GPT-4o can copy the styles of artists I like, but I like these artists because they have very complicated and abstract themes, which it can't extrapolate. On the other hand, there are pieces of "modern art" like this banana taped to... (read more)
I think many popular artists today are popular not only because of their style, but because of the unique ideas and themes they depict. Also, simply knowing that art came from a particular artist can make it appear better (similar to how atmosphere and presentation can improve the subjective taste of food).
Anecdotally, I'm sure GPT-4o can copy the styles of artists I like, but I like these artists because they have very complicated and abstract themes, which it can't extrapolate. On the other hand, there are pieces of "modern art" like this banana taped to... (read more)