Images of angels speak of purity, divinity, and transcendence. Artist Robert Lewis’ Untitled #37 (“Angels”) a digital collage, challenges this traditional perception of angels by depicting two quasi-anthropomorphic, ephemeral images that resemble angels but are not truly angelic in nature. I will explore the philosophical implications of this digital collage and what it reveals about our understanding of the divine, the ephemeral, and the human condition. Lewis’ collages often use some images created with carefully crafted text prompts in a variety of AI applications. He makes it practice to never use AI as a standalone version of himself. That is, […]