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fictional to the virtual object. These virtual objects were objects or codes. What effect does rationalized language
presented as an atmosphere or aura in place of an absent have on the painting, and how does it make the artwork’s
three-dimensional (3D) object. 41 aura disappear? First, the word, as an instrument of ideas,
When a reproduction replaces the original, the concepts, and narration, was left without speech and
artwork’s depths and auratic flickering are diminished. relationship, leading to a rationalization of identity and
The reproduction loses some of the original’s structure, representation. As a result, the painting becomes petrified
by this rationalized language.
including its oscillation between the reference and the
painting surface, as well as its aura. For instance, a painting The decline of language is attributed to appropriation,
loses its painterly qualities, such as depth and plasticity, which involves rationalization and the separation of
in reproduction. A painting can only be fully appreciated language from speech and relationships. Language is
through the medium in which it was created, a fact often a function of speech, and speech is characterized by
overlooked. The creation of a painting is inextricably relationships. Even in a monolog, speech exists as a
linked to the painting process itself, which creates a new, dialog with oneself, where one part of the self speaks to
previously non-existent occurrence. This occurrence another, illustrating the inherent otherness within oneself.
addresses the characteristics that cannot be separated from Moreover undiscovered, as the “purpose” is co-creation
its medium of realization in terms of content. This is not rather than self-discovery. To be able to co-create, one must
conceptual knowledge but a painterly realization of the be free. There can be no speech where there is no Other/
artistic truth. The form (corporality of artwork) establishes other, because the Other/other (even if I’m other to myself)
the content (reference), which is not predetermined or draws us into speech. Language can be rationalized, “taken
added later. It involves the coexistence of matter, form, and off,” copied from speech-as-relation, and appropriated as a
content, where the painting mediums serve as the concrete pattern; to speak technologically, it can be “downloaded”
corporality that allows the form content to be expressed. as a stand-alone entity when one forgets that language is
a function of speech. Consequently, speech cannot exist
The reproduction of artwork offers information but without relationships, yet language can exist without
lacks plasticity, structure, the texture of the painting, the relationships, becoming a code or pattern. Since speech in
oscillation between the reference and the painting surface, art is based on otherness as a relationship, the separation
or its aura. Consequently, the artwork is reduced to of language from speech (and thus from otherness) has
narrative interpretations that encourage further narrative significant effects on the aura and the use of AI in art.
experiences of artwork. This shift toward a narrative state
is characteristic of post-painting, where the artwork’s The issue at hand is that language has become relationless
quality lies in its concept, idea, and information. In this and ceased to operate as speech. This is not about language
understanding, it is believed that the creation of the generating reality or lacking reference (reality) but about
artwork serves only to support the expression of a concept, language being left without speech due to the absence of
idea, content, information, or essence. relationships (i.e., otherness). Art is profoundly impacted
by this loss, as it encourages imitation rather than creation.
How can the use of information (i.e., words and The effects of rationalized language use are evident in the
language), in the manner of rationalization, diminish or interaction between AI and artistic creation. For instance,
perhaps eliminate a painting’s depth and transform it into a lawsuits against AI by artists are becoming more common.
narrative state? What is it about the language damages the A notable example is a class action lawsuit involving three
painting’s aura quality? Language is the product of speech American artists, Karla Ortiz, Kelly McKernan, and Sarah
(i.e., expression), and speech is always a relationship. Speech Andersen. After these AI systems were trained on the
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is not only words; it involves real individuals with depths, artists’ works, the plaintiffs sought to safeguard the artists’
emotions, gesticulations, and so on. Moreover, often, copyrights. The lawsuit argues that interpolating existing
language is not directed toward speech (i.e., expression) artwork does not create new works but rather derivative,
as a relationship (depth), but toward narration (flatness). as pointed out by lawyer and programmer Matthew
Since language, in the process of rationalization, can Butterick. If the aura of artwork has become irrelevant by
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strip away an artwork’s depth, what significance does it being reduced to information, idea, content, concept, and
hold? A word that is both an act of speech and an act of narrative, then AI uses these features to generate “new”
artistic embodiment is creative. It carries the possibility of works using parts-as-information from existing artworks.
co-creation, giving birth to new realities and possibilities. However, these are not new artworks, as pointed out by
When the word ceases to be an act of embodiment and prosecutor Butterick, but narrative derivatives of old ones.
co-creation, it becomes code or law. Without a relationship, They can also be obtained by imitating styles rather than
language falls into rationalization, transforming words into taking literal segments of an artwork. To illustrate that

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