Algorithm art fetches $432,500 at NY auction: Christie's

Algorithm art fetches $432,500 at NY auction: Christie's

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https://phys.org/news/2018-10-algorithm-art-ny-auction-christie.html

Up close, the image is more intriguing. The face is fuzzy and the picture seemingly unfinished. Instead of an artist's signature, it bears the stamp of a mathematical formula on the bottom right.

It's the brainchild of French collective Obvious, whose aim is to use artificial intelligence to democratize art. To make the painting, artist Pierre Fautrel ran 15,000 classic portraits through a computer software.