The white horse seen within a dream is a symbol for death in some cultures. What does it mean to see a white horse within a latent space ?
The vision of the horse within my work is used as a meta commentary on the role of the traditional artist in an art world becoming increasingly flooded with AI art. These themes can be seen in previous works The Last Artist, The Backlash and Eminence.
Horses are a great symbol of transition from the old world and into the new as the horse was the primary mode of transportation for hundreds of years only to be superseded rapidly by the car. Secondly, the image could suggest the idea of a clash between the old and the new.
The white horse, a symbol of the past, could be seen as being in conflict with the billboards showing AI art, which represent the future. The horse rears up with a defiant spirit, defending it's right to exist.
This piece was generated in Midjourney, upscaled in gigapixel and edited in Photoshop. Elements also created in SD
