The Distelheim Gallery Interview with WBBM News Radio Chicago
As AI Spreads, Handmade Goods Are Having A Moment
“Jefferey Cornett, an artist and co-founder of Chicago’s Distelheim Gallery, agrees that stories are central to a creation’s allure. “Increasingly, our conversations with prospective collectors move beyond aesthetics. They want to know, ‘Who made this? Why was it made? What was the artist trying to express? What experiences shaped this work?’” Cornett shared his thoughts in an email.”
“Cornett doesn’t see evidence that AI has increased the value of handmade art. “Rather, I believe it increases the value of authentic human intention,” he said. Given AI’s ability to create innumerable words and images, “the scarcity is no longer the image itself,” Cornett said. “The scarcity is the lived experience behind it. I believe we’re entering an era in which the artist’s story will become inseparable from the artwork itself.”
