You might recognise the artist as Keith Haring.
On the left is his Unfinished Painting, created in 1989. The original artwork occupies only the top-left corner, leaving the rest blank, symbolising the loss caused by the HIV epidemic.
An X user used AI to ‘finish’ the artwork, because they were ‘sad’ it was unfinished.
Their version is on the right.
Our 2 cents?
Any decent designer or artist could have ‘finished’ that painting in the 35 years since 1989. And done a much better job, too. Compare the top-left with the bottom-right and you’ll see what we mean.
But, we didn’t.
Why not?
Because we respect the idea behind WHY it’s unfinished.
If AI makes a task quicker, that doesn’t mean it’s A. better or B. should be done at all…
When it comes to AI, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
I’ve kept this magazine article since 1993, and now I know why. On the cover, Jeff Kennett (the Victorian Premier at the time) stood naked, addressing a crowd of people. My eyes were telling me one thing. My brain was telling me it couldn’t be true.
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If you want people to open something you’ve mailed them, use this simple trick. It’s our signature move. And it’s so simple.
For the VIP event, we created invitations, menus, wine list, table numbers, place names and illuminated paper lanterns, which decorated the long tables.
Why? You need a timeframe. Let’s look at another example. You spend two hours cleaning outdoor teak chairs. You bought them 30 years ago, second-hand.
The newly-opened Cyril Callister museum in the small Victorian town of Beaufort commemorates the inventor of Vegemite.
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