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I think it’s a funny idea for a meme. Just wish it was better executed.
That’s an interesting perspective. It does, again, seem like you’re using this thought as an excuse to not engage in critique of these images, from an artistic perspective at least. I would think a photographer would understand the value of critique. But I’m not going to litigate what is art in your eyes.
In what way do you wish it was better executed? I would bet money that you would not even think of writing this critique if it was the same concept very poorly drawn by a human. I have never seen an artist critique a meme before on these grounds. The only reason you're making your argument is because the image was not hand drawn.
Everything doesn't need to be high art. As you admit, the concept is funny, and it's clear people get a chuckle out of it. That's literally all this is, there's no more depth to it. Somebody had a funny idea in their head and they fleshed it out using gen AI, then shared it and brightened other people's day. As a photographer I do understand value of critique, but more importantly I also understand what needs to be critiqued.
You set up this false premise that we have to treat this as art and critique it, and that's simply not the case. What you're doing here is basically just telling people to stop having fun. It's just gatekeeping.
Hey if you don’t want to be critiqued for things you share then don’t share them. But I wouldn’t be much of an art educator if I didn’t push people to make better art. Critique is for that. I get that you view this as a simple meme, but it is emulating a specific artistic style, so I’m judging it by that criteria. You don’t have to be an art critic or trained professional to learn critique.
I can give you a run down of why these images aren’t well executed. From the anatomy and perspective irregularities to the composition of the figures. All of that is what I’d do to a human made work anyway. Do you want me to comb through each image in that way? Maybe by doing so it can help you identify changes you can make to elevate the next AI assisted meme you create.
I mean you can critique anything you like. If you think a meme is worthy of your time to critique it, which you haven't actually done by the way, then by all means be my guest.
I've explained to you that I see this as a throw away joke that doesn't warrant the time to examine deeply. If you think this is something you need to spend your time analyzing and critiquing, by all means go ahead and do so. Maybe you can even contrast it with such masterpieces of meme art as this
What I asked you is why you feel the need to comb through this particular set of images. Have you felt the need to do that with memes such as the one above, if not then why? What specifically caused you to have such a profound reaction to the AI generated meme?
Nah I’m not engaging with this. Come back when you you’re ready to act like a grown up.
Perhaps take your own advice here if you're unable to answer a simple and obvious question.
Lol ok big dog
You barged sealioned into this thread, and now you’re clutching your pearls because you've been asked why you’re subjecting a meme to artistic critique.
Idk, maybe I just don’t feel like arguing with you. I feel like you’re talking past my points anyway and making a lot of assumptions about what I’m bringing up. It’s just not worth my time. The language you’re using toward me seems very heated. Id rather not engage with you.
The feeling is mutual. Bye.