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Neo-Art-Nouveau Girl by X (i.imgur.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I love this mashup of styles, in which I'm seeing both Mucha, ancient art, ancient architecture and Jordans on the feet!

My only frustration is that try as I might, I haven't been able to find the original artist. Using reverse-image searches I've been able to come up with a couple names, like "Ely Ferreras," "Samuel Huynh," and others, but so far it seems like maybe they were just people who shared the art on their social media streams. Or maybe "Ely Ferreras" is actually the name of the subject / piece?

Bahhhh, I don't know.
Anyway, you'll get a gold star from me if you can definitively solve the mystery via your internet sleuthing skills. 😀

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's possibly AI-generated, which could explain a mash-up of styles. If you can find the "original", you might be able to check the EXIF data to see if there's anything interesting there. Most tools leave their generation parameters in there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I was also thinking AI-generated. Look at the swirly patterns at the bottom of the woman's dress, the patterns surrounding the disk, and the "leaves" in the plant design in the lower left-hand corner. That all looks uncanny-valley-ish.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I was also thinking something either AI, or a whole bunch of filters/photo collage. The girl doesn't really look rendered by a human (although I know there are artists who can do that, it takes a lot of work). Either way, it could be an autonomous work, but I doubt it.

Honestly, it's actually the rise of AI art that's making me eager to go back to my art roots, less as a creator but more as a researcher. I think it's becoming more and more important we get a more thorough understanding of what art is to us, what entices us about it, and whether we want that to be replaced by something a machine can think of.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My expression when I sit on the toilet first thing in the morning.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Are you saying you chose your username wisely? D:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

A certain morwen_v shared it a few times on Instagram as well. It mostly looks like a Gustav Klimt pastiche to me. I'm wondering if this wouldn't be generative art based on Klimt to be honest.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Elon is doing art now huh