Ep 34 - A.I. and Sacred Art?

Inspired by an article in the National Catholic Register back in February Eric and Fr. Kyle talk about the nature of art and sacred art before examining whether ai generated images can be considered art much less sacred art.  Register Article: https://www.ncregister.com/features/art-ificial-intelligence?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-ncregister&utm_content=later-40875880&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio Art and Scholasticism by Jacques Maritain https://www3.nd.edu/~maritain/jmc/etext/art.htm The Responsibility of the Artist by Jacques Maritain https://www3.nd.edu/~maritain/jmc/etext/resart.htm Art Perfects Nature by Benedict Ashely, O.P. https://www3.nd.edu/~maritain/jmc/ti01/ashley.htm The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics by Hans Urs Von Balthasar (first of seven volumes) https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Lord-Vol-2nd-Ed/dp/1586173219/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/131-7472548-3367557?pd_rd_w=K3dQa&content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_r=V32DZ2WAAZQVJ68R13M2&pd_rd_wg=kEffa&pd_rd_r=e318fe9a-546f-48d8-99ae-0504329d9d39&pd_rd_i=1586173219&psc=1 Aesthetic Revelation: Reading Ancient and Medieval Texts after Hans Urs von Balthasar by Ole Bychkov https://www.cuapress.org/9780813218168/aesthetic-revelation/ The Ghent Altarpiece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent_Altarpiece