As I read this, I thought about the aesthetics of text-to-image AI generation platforms.

…vides a factual representation, a painting communicates a message through its form and composition. Mark Rothko’s abstract works, for instance, move me emotionally with their massive slabs of color. My reaction, and perhaps yours, resists literal explanation, aligning with how Wittgenstein wrote “what can be shown cannot be said” (1922, 4.1212). While Wittgenstein never commented directly on Rothko, his distinction between showing and saying aligns with Rothko’s ability to reveal emotions beyond the reach of language.
Wittgenstein’s Aesthetics and the Limits of Language
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Elan Kesilman-Davin, Ph.D.
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Jan 5, 2025
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As I read this, I thought about the aesthetics of text-to-image AI generation platforms.
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Interested in people, nature, science and technology, and history. MSc in Research Methods (Birkbeck), MA Industrial Design (UAL)
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