A new AI called GANksy is offering over 250 works of art for sale online. © Image Courtesy of GANKsy and VoleWTFWhile prices for Banksy originals climb ever higher, a new AI has been programmed to create artworks that resemble those by the famous British street artist himself.While the works leave no doubt as to the identity of the artist they take inspiration from, the creator of the software, Matt Round, refrains from explicitly mentioning Banksy’s name, to avoid any legal complications.
“All of GANksy’s works are original creations derived from its understanding of shape, form and texture. GANksy wants to be put into a robot body so it can spray paint the entire planet,” said Round in a statement on his website. These prices are a far cry from those that Banksy’s works routinely fetch; many sell for several million euros. Last week, “Show me the Monet,” Banksy’s reimagining of a Claude Monet painting, saw the hammer fall at £7.6 million at Sotheby’s London.
Works generated by AI have been well received at auction in the last few years. Among them is Paris-based arts collective Obvious’s “Portrait of Edmond Belamy,” which took the art market by surprise when it sold for US$432,500 in October 2018 at Christie’s – sixty times its low base estimation of $7000.
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