AI has infested the Christian art world (itโs everywhere, but particularly bad here). If you google โJesus artโ itโs 1000+ pages of generated slop from various models. Good luck finding Da Vinci or Gustave Dore!
More than ever, sacred artists must be convinced of the concept of the Imitation of God (Imitatio Dei) in their work. Why do we think itโs important to physically paint, draw, write? Is there an aspect of soul in connection with body that translates to our artwork? These are questions we are catalyzed to confront in this age.
Itโs also easy to get disheartened by dropshippers who upload a trillion ai products and rake in unsuspecting grandmas, while youโre meticulously drawing an art piece.
I see it as an opportunity to connect on an even more human level, and dig deeper into my โreasonโ. Obviously this isnโt the first time an industrial tool has taken the place of craftsmanship, but fresh ideas emerging from the human soul will always be needed to breathe life into the world.
I would also love you hear thoughts on this from my fellow artists
โAnd let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us.โ Ps. 90:17
Does Magnifica Humanitas mean nothing to you people