r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lilketchup3105 • 1d ago

Stunning scrap metal sculptures

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Credit: @jordanspriggsculptures

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u/Budget_Difference_91 1d ago

I think calling it AI is a fair criticism. He takes scrap metal but, where a folk artist might place the items into the sculpture as-is. He manipulates each piece with sophisticated machinery. The horse manes metal strips , the polished panels, every piece of metal is being forced into its role in the figure. It creates an uncanny valley visually, because folk art is meant to be aesthetically imperfect due to the materials used. But when the materials are made perfect it is tricking us in a similar way AI does — Presenting the idea of art but devoid of a human fingerprint.