Arr! These mechanical mutts be wieldin' brushes like ol' Picasso himself, fetchin' a hefty treasure of $40K for their masterpieces!
2024-01-21
Avast ye maties! A swashbucklin' artist, hailing from Poland yet settlin' in the grand ol' U.S. o' A, be employin' mechanized mutts for her craft. These metal mongrels, equipped with sensors, spyglasses, and a wee bit o' artificial smarts, conjure up masterpieces fit for the high seas!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, Agnieszka Pilat is no ordinary artist, matey. She don't use no brushes or pencils to create her masterpieces, she don't even use her own hands! Instead, she be usin' robot dogs made by Boston Dynamics. Arr! Pilat, a lass born in Poland and now livin' in the U.S., spent months teachin' three of these four-legged machines named Basia, Vanya, and Bunny to hold a paintbrush in their "mouths" and move 'em across a large canvas, turnin' the paint into abstract art. These dogs be usin' sensors, cameras, and artificial intelligence to understand their surroundings, savvy?Pilat first got hooked on these robot dogs when she saw 'em on YouTube, and she reached out to Boston Dynamics to join forces. The company agreed and taught her the ways of the robot dogs. She even painted a few portraits of one of 'em before she got to workin' with 'em as her creative companions. These robots have been rewarded with a four-month residency at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. They have their own studio where they create art, mate!
The exhibit, called "Heterobota," be showin' off the robots' autonomy. Pilat says this be a big change for her, as she used to always be in the studio with the dogs. To navigate their space, the robots use cubes of QR codes scattered about, and when they need rest, they return to their docking stations. Pilat worked with engineers and the museum to bring her vision to life, and the result be a series of 36 paintings that look just like the work of humans. Some of these paintings have even been sold for up to $40,000 at auction, arr!
Pilat's goal be to train a new generation of painters and to prove that technology can be artistic and expressive, not cold or threatening. She wants to explore the potential of technology for creativity, and her exhibition be a testament to that. So, what say ye, matey? Do ye find these paintings by the robot dogs to be likable, dislikeable, or downright intriguing? Let us know, savvy?