By Joseph Pronechen, EWTN News, February 4, 2024
Joseph Pronechen is staff writer with the National Catholic Register since 2005 and before that a regular correspondent for the paper. His articles have appeared in a number of national publications including Columbia magazine, Soul, Faith and Family, Catholic Digest, Catholic Exchange, and Marian Helper.
Welcome to a brave new world pitting processors against painters.
Adjusting the drape of fabric just so on her artistic model, sacred artist Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs continues painting, with a stroke of oil paint here, a highlight or shadow there, working to depict the latest saint for her artistic portfolio.
Elsewhere, using algorithms and data points, a computer scans the internet to “create” new art.
Welcome to a brave new world pitting processors against painters.
Can you spot the style of Blessed Fra Angelico’s celestial artwork?
What about the hallmarks of Michelangelo or Raphael? ….