Fantastic! Thank you!

Thanks!

I think that’s a fair observation. For a long time the institutional art world did elevate concept over craft, especially after figures like Duchamp and Warhol pushed the idea that intention could be enough. So, it does feel a bit convenient to suddenly hear strong defences of craft right at the moment when AI can execute a conceptual gesture just as easily. If craft had been consistently defended in the past, the current argument would sound less reactive. That said, maybe the uncomfortable truth is that art has always swung between these poles. One era pushes against academic skill, another rediscovers the value of the hand. AI may just be forcing that contradiction into the open in a way the art world can’t ignore anymore.

Beautiful!

No, not oil sticks, but soft pastels and pencil crayons. 😊

I get the point. If intention alone made the ready-made art in the era of Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, then it's hard to suddenly argue that prompting an AI isn't also a conceptual act. That said, Duchamp and Warhol weren't removing craft from culture entirely. They were reacting against academic painting and questioning authorship. The irony is that now we're in a moment where people are reasserting the value of skill and embodied practice again. Maybe the tension isn't hypocrisy so much as the art world constantly swinging between concept and craft?

Hi there! Thank you! It’s actually pastel and pencil crayon… I was experimenting with the combo. 😊It’s 60 x 40 cms… I find oils the most comfortable medium… maybe because it’s more forgiving than pencil crayons 😂

Thank you!

Beautiful!

That last part really hit me—the idea of recognising yourself in someone else's work. It’s comforting to know that even the 'fragile' or 'non-linear' parts of life can be turned into something tangible and meaningful. Thank you for sharing this perspective!