Is AI Art Really ‘Art?’

Recent breakthroughs in how humans teach artificial intelligence have allowed generative AI models to become highly prevalent and easily accessible in our current day and age. In the training process, machine learning models are often fed data, then human trainers will categorize this data and ‘teach’ AI how to replicate similar responses through system guidelinesContinue reading “Is AI Art Really ‘Art?’”

Splintered Statue

I am not sure why I wanted to draw and draw this scene from The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. It was how much emotion I felt when we first read this chapter. It made me the artist in me so mad that Ka’s Father just threw an art piece that his daughter worked soContinue reading “Splintered Statue”

Franken-Erye

By: Alexa Strong For this project, I chose to do a digital drawing representing both Jane Eyre from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and the creature from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, 1818 version (photos of said drawing inserted towards the end of this post). Isolation and loneliness are common themes strung deeply throughout the two books, soContinue reading “Franken-Erye”

Two Sides of Satan in Paradise Lost (Through Art)

This unessay focused on bringing John Milton’s Paradise Lost alive through art. As an artist, I wanted to do something art-related and thought about drawing a scene from one of the readings we read. As I was more attached to Paradise Lost due to its themes and characters, I wanted to illustrate the story throughContinue reading “Two Sides of Satan in Paradise Lost (Through Art)”

“The Dew Breaker” Character Study

For my project, I chose to make character-based potion bottles based on Edwidge Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker.” Plot-crucial characters I felt like I had a good grasp on in terms of characterization are who I focused on, and that narrowed down to Anne, Ka, and the Preacher. I was going to include Dany, as well,Continue reading ““The Dew Breaker” Character Study”