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In the 17th century, the Netherlands was a country of superlatives: the economy was booming: never before or since had such quantities of art been produced – and traded – in one country. New genres for new groups of buyers emerged. The commercialization of art in “Rembrandts Age” is like a first blueprint for our global art market today. How did that happen? Written and directed by Frauke Schlieckau. A Westend Film & TV production.

3sat documentary looks at AI art. Are machines the better designers?

AI sculpt, robots draw and algorithms create paintings. The 3sat documentary “Reload for Art” traces the boom of creative machines.  Read the full article here.

Art is an expression of human experience, or so the conventional wisdom goes. But is this still true in the age of artificial intelligence, or can robots and algorithms also create works of art that touch us humans? Are the new technologies to be seen as an opportunity that expands and enriches the production of art, or rather as an approaching nightmare, because the machine threatens to replace man in the field of creativity as well? A film by Frauke Schlieckau.

What is AI doing to art? Machines that supposedly make art have been around for centuries. But with the rapid advance of technological possibilities, algorithms and elaborate robots are playing an increasingly important role in the creative industry. Is this the end of the artistic genius? Or rather one medium among many that humans can shape and use at their will?

This is the question explored in the new documentary “Reload for the Art World.” Filmmaker Frauke Schlieckau meets artists who make machines work for them. Go to the Monopol streaming tips here

The documentary “Reload for the Art World. How Robotics and AI are Changing Creativity,” explores, in the context of new technological developments in artificial intelligence and robotics, how the idea of artist identity drawing from itself might change in the future. Is the concept of genius up for grabs for the first time since the dawn of art history?

The documentary “Reload for the Art World” shows how robotics and algorithms create works of art and asks about the future of artists. They will probably only exist if they “negotiate socially relevant issues,” says filmmaker Frauke Schlieckau on Deutschlandfunk radio. You can listen to the entire interview here.