# An Artist

- Date: 2026-05-25
- Type: film
- Credit: Abel Art
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
- Artists: [Abel Art](https://aifilmhistory.org/artist/abel-art)
- Made with: Runway, Dreamina AI
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dssOJbHK7I
- Post: https://x.com/A_B_E_L_A_R_T/status/2058988340741812273
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/an-artist-abelart

A near-future short about a tattoo artist named Picasso, scraping by in a city that no longer has work for people like him — art, poetry, and music have been "fully automated for optimal productivity." When an emigration office offers him a one-way ticket to Mars on a special shuttle reserved for painters, poets, and musicians, he trades the ticket to settle a debt and stay. The other man takes it; the film ends at the Mars Embarcation Station with "Batch 472 processed." A film about artists being made obsolete by automation, made with AI — the irony is the point.

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/an-artist-abelart
Era: 2026 · The Shakeout
Last updated: 2026-10-13