Art and technology are on different ends of the spectrum. Many artists may reject incorporating technology in their works for fear of supplanting conventional artmaking processes. Still, as Steve Jobs famously said, “…technology alone is not sufficient—it is technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that brings us the outcomes that make our hearts sing.”
And no one can contradict that statement. In reality, contemporary art is now bridging the gap between art and technology, with modern artists creating masterpieces using tools other than brushes and paint. Take, for example, Hidreley Diao, who uses a neural network in his creative process to visualize how superstars might appear when they were younger.
Today, we decided to browse through the archives and compare the images created by a neural network to genuine photographs of young and childhood superstars. We’re often astonished by how celebs appeared in their teens. Continue scrolling and have fun!
