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[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

There are multiple artists who still make art, despite being quadriplegics. They learn to paint and sculpt with their faces.

Marcus Thomas, paralyzed from the neck down after a skiing accident:

Mariam Paré, paralyzed from the neck down after being shot:

Ron Heagy, paralyzed from the neck down after surfing accident:

One of the wealthiest and most well-known artists of the last 50 years, Chuck Close, paralyzed from spinal arterial collapse. He eventually regained limited mobility of his left hand, which he used to paint:

So fuck these AI grifters trying to hide behind disabled people. We don't need them when they're the ones stealing from us lmao

[-] witchybitchy@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

yeah, which is why I don't think it's a good argument. but actually creating art as a quadriplegic takes a shitton of time, patience, and skill. much easier to simply talk into the computer and have it spit it out

[-] rubber_chicken@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Is your second maybe the Chuck Close? The subject looks like Chuck Close's favorite subject, Chuck Close.

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Nope! It's Parè's piece heavily influenced by Close.

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