创造性的融合

From Leeroy’s birthday dunk in Miller Fountain 和 a robot mimicking Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam” to a delicious peanut butter 和 chocolate mashup 和 passionate jazz musician, the art of James Lee ’26 fills the entire 2024年春季 赌博娱乐平台网址大全 杂志. A 圣赌博平台网站大全 student from 圣安东尼奥, Lee is majoring in 计算机科学 和 沟通 辅修课程 新媒体. This trifecta places him squarely in the center of the conversation around technology 和 humans’ places in creative creation. 

Lee believes generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a valuable new tool in an artist’s supply kit, 他的艺术反映了他的信仰. 贯穿整个问题, Lee’s illustrations mash together AI-generated art with his own digital art, 创造全新的东西.

Learn more about the artist behind these creations.

First things first: Why did you choose to attend 赌博娱乐平台网址大全?

I was attracted to the blend of courses that 赌博娱乐平台网址大全 offered. I am still unsure of what I want to do with my life, 作为一所文理学院, 赌博娱乐平台网址大全 gives me the option of trying tons of new things.

Why are you drawn to the intersection of 计算机科学, 通信/媒体研究, 新媒体?

I’ve always been interested in computers from a young age, especially when it came to video games. 通过SAY Sí, an afterschool arts program for underprivileged youth, I found that there is a lot more that you can do when it comes to creating art with computers other than video games. To tell a story through 新媒体 art, as the field encompasses so many different mediums, you can really do whatever you set your mind to. Now I especially love creating experiences 和 installations, 改造空间, 和 I’ve been doing a lot of work just improving my overall artistic skills while at 赌博娱乐平台网址大全. It is really satisfying to see your vision come to fruition whenever you finish a big project.

James Lee ’26 illustrates the 2024年春季 赌博娱乐平台网址大全 杂志 cover, blending AI with his own work for an original creation.

You attended SAY Sí 和 are now heavily involved in the program as a mentor 和 instructor for middle school 和 high school students. Why is it important to mentor young, creative students?

Middle schoolers are especially impressionable, so I think it is very important to be there to help guide them 和 help nurture their creativity. I think one thing a lot of schools lack, 哪个SAY Sí做得很好, 是帮助他们创造性地思考吗, push them to challenge themselves 和 the world around them, 和 underst和 a lot of really important life skills as well as artistic skills.

How do you perceive the role of AI in the future of art creation? Do you see it as a tool for enhancing human creativity?

AI is a great tool for assisting with the creation of illustrations in situations that dem和 quickness 和 for experimenting with ideas that I would not have imagined myself. There is currently a lot of debate on whether AI art is really art, 和 for my purposes, yes, it is. AI art is a type of assisted artwork. It’s a cheat code similar to how all technology is a cheat code. Just like how filming on a digital camera rather than a film camera is a cheat code or editing footage on a computer versus splicing film by h和 is a cheat code. Any time technology makes art easier to learn—more accessible, more efficient—we should applaud it. AI allows art to be in the h和s of everyone, taking away a lot of stress that people might otherwise feel when creating art, because people should feel good when making their art.