These AI “family portraits” really pushed some buttons.
An artist focused on artificial intelligence has revealed what the former celebrity couple's children would look like if they were together in a creepy but fascinating project that some observers called “disrespectful.” Introducing.
Jeremy Pomeroy, who lives in Melbourne, Australia, has created a series of “fascinating celebrity what-ifs'' centered around the descendants of A-list exes, from Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. The company announced on its website that it had created the image.
The graphic designer by trade said he uses a combination of “Photoshop and advanced algorithms” to create portraits before posting them on Instagram.
“I'm excited about the conversation and discussion my work has sparked,” Pomeroy told the Post, although he acknowledged “not everyone shares the same opinion” about the project's value. .
In fact, some find Pomeroy's work oddly disturbing.
“It doesn't make sense,” one critic wrote. “Leave couples who are no longer together alone.”
Another said: “That sounds rude to me!”
Former lovers featured in the series include Fall Guys star Ryan Gosling and Disobedience actress Rachel McAdams, with whom he split in 2007 after two years together.
The AI image shows a fictional family of three children, including a son with Gosling's signature piercing eyes, posing and preening in front of a tea set. .
Another portrait of Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, who briefly dated in 2012, shows the ex-lovers sitting at a kitchen table, with their potential son and daughter posing moodily. It is reflected.
Swift's current boyfriend is Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. Styles was recently rumored to be in a relationship with Canadian actress Taylor Russell.
But Pomeroy said the most requested celebrity child people wanted to meet was John F., with whom he reportedly had an affair over a weekend in March 1962. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe.
The series features the former president's beautiful blonde children dressed in all white.
“The portrait's tender and intimate depiction prompted viewers to ponder the potential impact of bringing these legendary figures together in different timelines,” he said.
Meanwhile, a portrait of Pitt and Aniston shows the former lovebirds, who were married between 2000 and 2005 before their famous romance flared up, smiling with their three fictional children dressed in preppy attire. The photo shows him in action.
But observers were quick to point out that the image actually didn't look much like Aniston, and was hurtful given her years-long struggle with infertility.
“Does that mean Jennifer A?” one commenter wrote.
“This is so insensitive and disrespectful when you know Brad was able to have a child after the divorce. Jennifer is not. Rumor has it she can't. How hurtful. ” declared another.
Pomeroy said Brad and Jen were the first couple he created an “AI-generated family.” Because their relationship and subsequent divorce were so famous.
“The response to this first artwork was incredible and motivated us to explore this thought-provoking concept further and create more engaging pieces in the series,” he said. Ta.
He did not mention the criticism the image had received.
Images of Bieber and Gomez, who dated from 2010 to 2018, show the couple and their three girls.
One of their “daughters” is depicted floating in an inappropriate position with her hands on her shoulders, in an apparent Photoshop glitch.
Bieber will marry model Hailey Baldwin in September 2023, and they are expecting their first child later this year. Gomez is currently dating music producer Benny Blanco.
Other images include a gothic family photo of Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, the Gen ing.
Another film depicts Macaulay Culkin, the comedic rocker turned “Home Alone” star, and Mila Kunis, the “Black Swan” star, with whom he dated from 2002 to 2011.
Actors Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, who dated for four years starting in 2011, met on the set of the movie “Twilight,” and together with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, who dated from 2009 to 2013. Appearing in “Family Portrait.''
Pomeroy also depicts celebrity “what ifs” based on fictional movie couples such as Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves.
Although the two had an on-screen romance in Speed, they were never more than friends in real life.
The image shows Titanic co-stars and longtime friends Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet wearing formal “portraits” with their son and daughter.
Mr. Pomeroy, the mastermind behind AI Portrait, declined to comment to the Post.
His website describes him as a “pioneer in the AI art community” and praises him for “imagining captivating celebrity what-ifs through his stunning artwork.”
