As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the production and circulation of images, the legal foundations of authorship are being tested in unprecedented ways. At the center of the debate lies a fundamental question: who, or what, can be considered the creator of a work of art? Recent legal decisions in the United States have reaffirmed a principle that has quietly underpinned copyright law for over a century — that artistic authorship must originate with a human mind. As c

In this analysis by Fine Art Advisor Fiona DéGiacomo Buck, the intertwined practices of Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein are examined through the lens of modern perception, fragmentation, and authorship. Situating their work within the cultural ecosystem of turn-of-the-century Paris, the essay traces how cubism and experimental prose emerged as parallel strategies for dismantling traditional modes of representation.

The article explores the parallels between Walter Benjamin’s 1935 essay on mechanical reproduction, Andy Warhol’s factory-produced Last Supper prints, and today’s rise of AI-generated art. It questions how authenticity, originality, and artistic authority hold up when machines can emulate any style, and whether the essence of art shifts in a digital age dominated by replication.