Conference “Artistic Originality in the Age of AI”

The conference “Artistic Originality in the Age of AI” will take place Estonian Academy of Arts on June 15th, from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

The conference discusses historical and contemporary issues of originality and artistic innovation in the age of artificial intelligence. The main topic is to explore originality and novelty in art in a situation where creators are surrounded by a visually oversaturated environment; where creators have technology at their disposal that allows them to easily copy, modify and distribute their art; where professional (art-educated) creators have to compete with visually untrained creators; where digital technology participates not only as an aid and instrument of creation but with the example of artificial intelligence programs tend to question the author’s visual ability.

Since digital technology has been involved in artistic creation and visual design for the past twenty or more years and has penetrated various creative fields, it is interesting to explore the influence of technology in art innovation in both traditional and new art forms: visual arts, design, architecture, ceramics, media art, art research.

The conference will be held in English and live-streamed on EKA TV – www.tv.artun.ee. 

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PROGRAMME

09.30 - 10.00 - welcome and opening remarks: Kirke Kangro, Dean of Fine Arts, Professor

10:00 - 10.45 keynote by Pau Waelder - “Art in the Latent Space. Machine Learning as a Tool, a Co-Author and an Other”

10.45 - 11.00 Paco Ulman - “Accidental Projections”

11.00 - 11.15 Zeynep Aksoez - “Artificial Narratives”

11.15 - 11.30 Hasso Krull - “Creative Ritual and Ritual Creativity”

11.30 - 11.45 Taavi Piibemann - “Don’t Be Afraid, HAL”

12.00 - 13.00 lunch

13.00 -13.45 conversation, moderated by Prof. Kirke Kangro

13.45 - 14.00 Andres Karjus - “The Human-technology Continuum in Text and Image”

14.00 - 14.15 Oliver Laas - “Norms in AI Systems”

14.15 - 14.30 Taavi Suisalu - “AI in the Mirror”

14.30 - 14.45 Varvara Guljajeva - “AI-aided Ceramic Sculptures: Bridging Deep Learning with Materiality”

14.45 - 15.30 keynote by Lev Manovich - “Artificial Aesthetics? Looking at AI Media Through the Lens of Art History”

15.30 - 16.30 - conversation, moderated by  Raivo Kelomees, PhD 

More info: https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/conference-artistic-originality-in-the…

Estonian Academy of Arts
Põhja puiestee 7, Tallinn 10412