In The Monster’s Reflection, Sam references Caravaggio’s iconic painting of Narcissus who sees his reflection in a pool of water. However, unlike Narcissus who is beautiful, the Creature becomes more deformed each time he sees himself. This mirrors the Creature’s arc throughout the novel in which his capacity for cruelty increases. It also serves as a commentary on the very AI technology used to create the piece. AI learns through taking in existing media, yet in this composition, instead of becoming more intelligent, it only becomes more insidious.
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In The Monster’s Reflection, Sam references Caravaggio’s iconic painting of Narcissus who sees his reflection in a pool of water. However, unlike Narcissus who is beautiful, the Creature becomes more deformed each time he sees himself. This mirrors the Creature’s arc throughout the novel in which his capacity for cruelty increases. It also serves as a commentary on the very AI technology used to create the piece. AI learns through taking in existing media, yet in this composition, instead of becoming more intelligent, it only becomes more insidious.
About Shipping:
Fine Art orders incur an initial $50 charge and additional handling and shipping charges due to the packaging and care required to protect the artwork. Our customer success team will contact you to quote and collect such additional charges, as applicable, and will ship within 7 days of receipt of their payment.
If the artwork is damaged in any way during shipping, please contact us right away with photographs documenting any such damages. We will seek to address the damage to customer satisfaction.
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"In a reference to Caravaggio's painting of Narcissus, the Creature is depicted gazing down into a small body of water, instead of into a mirror as he does in the novel. This allusion serves as a commentary on the self-referential nature of artificial intelligence."
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