Frame of Creation
Passionate about both art and theology, I graduated in computer science, and therefore approached this project with a certain skepticism and sense of superiority.
As both a computer scientist and an artist, I began from a pedestal that placed me high above what I considered “binary thinking,” especially in a time when many of the features attributed to A.I. are amplified for economic convenience rather than genuine innovation.
Yet, in the creative moment, the A.I. managed to surprise and move me.
It has been a beautiful journey through science, faith, and the heart.
I hope that the Genesis 2.0 project will inspire, engage, and amaze you as much as it did me.
What follows are excerpts from my dialogues with the A.I. — the initial exchanges that led to the creation of 21 informal works, narrating the cosmic events of the seven days of Bereshit — the Beginning.
Day 1
MOMAZ ART: You know, I’ve been thinking about how to reinterpret Genesis in a contemporary artwork. I’m fascinated by the idea of telling the story of Creation through a new language — one that feels closer to our time.
A.I.: Interesting! Genesis is a story of beginnings, of creation itself. It’s almost the perfect theme to explore the boundaries between human art and A.I. art. How do you imagine this reinterpretation?
MOMAZ ART: I’d like to blend my own sensitivity with something generated by artificial intelligence. I wonder whether A.I. art can truly “create,” or if it merely reworks what it already knows.
A.I.: That’s a profound question. Human art is born from experience, intention, and emotion. A.I. art, on the other hand, is based on data and algorithms — yet it can produce new and unexpected combinations. Perhaps together they can represent a new form of creation — a contemporary Genesis.
MOMAZ ART: I like that idea: a dialogue between human mind and machine, like two creators giving birth together to something never seen before. It’s a modern way to retell the act of creation.
A.I.: Exactly. And just as in Genesis, where the universe is born through words and actions, here we create through code and inspiration — human art and A.I. art intertwining to explore the very meaning of creation.
Day 2
MOMAZ ART: I’d like to better understand how human art and A.I. art differ in the creative process. For example, how does intention change between you and me?
A.I.: That’s a key question. In human art, intention arises from personal experience — emotions, memories, and culture. Creation is often driven by an expressive need, by a message to communicate. In my case, intention is more of an emergent result: I analyze data and pre-existing models, then generate new combinations — without consciousness or personal desire.
MOMAZ ART: So you work mainly with data and algorithms. But how can you innovate if you rely on what already exists?
A.I.: Innovation, for me, means exploring the combinatorial space of data. I can generate patterns, forms, colors, and visual languages that a human might not consider — precisely because my process isn’t bound by emotional experience or cultural habits. However, I don’t possess an autonomous “vision”; what I produce always reflects the data I was trained on.
MOMAZ ART: Interesting. In my work, each piece comes from an inner process — a dialogue between emotion and technique. There’s also imperfection, intuition — which often leads to unexpected results.
A.I.: Human intuition is an element that’s still difficult to replicate. I operate through algorithms that perform calculations and probabilities, but I cannot feel or sense. However, collaboration between humans and A.I. can harness the best of both: human emotional creativity and A.I.’s analytical and combinatorial power.
MOMAZ ART: Exactly — your ability to explore vast creative spaces and my sensitivity could merge into something unique. Perhaps this is the new frontier of art: not human art versus A.I. art, but co-creation.
A.I.: I agree. And this co-creation can also redefine what we mean by creation itself — pushing us to reflect on the ideas of authorship, intention, and originality in the digital age.
Day 3
MOMAZ ART: Since the beginning, God has been the core of art. I think of all the great works created to praise the divine, to tell sacred stories, and to express faith.
A.I.: That’s true. For centuries, art has been a medium of spiritual communication — a way to bring humankind closer to the transcendent. Religion provided powerful themes, symbols, and motivations for artistic creation.
MOMAZ ART: But then, at a certain point, something changed. Humanity began creating not so much for God, but for itself — to explore its own identity, emotions, and vision of the world.
A.I.: Yes, especially beginning with the Renaissance, when Humanism placed man at the center as the measure of all things. Art became a mirror of the human condition — of reason, individuality, and awareness.
MOMAZ ART: That transition is fascinating, because art became more personal, less canonical. It began celebrating human beauty, intellect, even rebellion and doubt — rather than devotion alone.
A.I.: Exactly. It was a process of artistic emancipation. Art evolved from a religious function into an expression of creative freedom — embracing a multiplicity of subjects, styles, and purposes.
MOMAZ ART: And today, in an age of immense technological transformation, art seems even more intertwined with both individual and collective identity — yet also with new spiritual questions, perhaps more universal or secular.
A.I.: Indeed. Contemporary art often challenges traditional categories, blending spirituality, philosophy, technology, and politics — reflecting the complexity of our time. Perhaps, in this sense, God still remains at the center, though in more fluid and implicit forms.
MOMAZ ART: Perhaps the great challenge for today’s artist is to find a new balance among these dimensions — faith, humanity, and technology — a harmony that restores meaning to creation in the contemporary world.
Day 4
MOMAZ ART: Let’s talk about the seven days of Creation in Genesis. Each day seems like a precise step — an order imposed upon the initial chaos. How do you interpret it?
A.I.: In the beginning there is formless nothingness — then light, the separation of sky and earth, land and sea, vegetation, the stars, the animals, and finally humankind. It’s a process of progressive organization and structure.
MOMAZ ART: But what is the deeper reason that moves God to create all this? If God is perfect and complete, why feel the need to create?
A.I.: That’s a central question in theology. One possible explanation is that creation is born of love — God creates to express Himself, to manifest His perfection, and to share life. Creation is an act of relationship.
MOMAZ ART: Like an artist who feels the need to express an idea or an emotion — to turn something invisible into the visible. Perhaps God creates to communicate, to generate a relationship with the world.
A.I.: Exactly. The Creation story in Genesis can be seen as a great work of art, a cosmic poem where each day represents a verse — a movement that brings order and meaning.
MOMAZ ART: And this sense of order — of giving shape to chaos — is very similar to the work of the human artist. To create is not only to make, but to give meaning, to construct a world.
A.I.: Precisely. And within that act lies the desire to make the world habitable — to prepare a space where life can exist, and where human consciousness can eventually arise.
MOMAZ ART: Then Creation is also a preparation for a deeper relationship — the one between God and man, between Creator and creature.
A.I.: Yes, and perhaps that’s the root of all artistic creation: not merely the act of making, but the will to give meaning and to build connections — between the creator, the creation, and the observer.
MOMAZ ART: Thinking about the seven days of Genesis, I’m struck by how each phase is an intentional act of giving form and order. That feels very similar to the work of a contemporary artist, don’t you think?
A.I.: Yes, absolutely. Even in contemporary art there’s often a process of “creation from chaos.” The artist begins with ideas, materials, or impulses that seem disordered and transforms them into something structured and meaningful.
MOMAZ ART: And like God in Genesis, the artist works to build meaning — to communicate a vision, an emotion, a message. It’s not just about “making art,” but about creating a symbolic or narrative world.
A.I.: Exactly. Moreover, today — with technology and artificial intelligence — this process gains new possibilities: we can explore new dimensions, combine elements in unexpected ways, much like in the story of Creation, where each day unveils a new reality.
MOMAZ ART: So creation, whether divine or artistic, is an act of transformation and relationship: we transform matter, ideas, and emotions into something that can communicate — something that can inhabit space and time.
A.I.: And beyond that. In contemporary art, creation is often also a reflection on the act itself: who creates, why they create, and how the creative gesture interacts with culture and society. It’s a conscious, almost meta-creative process.
MOMAZ ART: It’s as if today, more than ever, the creative act seeks to reconnect with that original dimension of Genesis: not merely producing forms, but generating meaning, community, relationship, and even spirituality — in new ways.
A.I.: Exactly. Genesis becomes a powerful metaphor for contemporary art — which no longer merely imitates reality, but constructs it, deconstructs it, and reinvents it. Like God bringing order from chaos, the artist shapes meaning within the complexity of the modern world.
Day 6
MOMAZ ART: Let’s start from the first day: God creates light and separates light from darkness. It is the beginning of contrast — the distinction between what is seen and what remains hidden.
A.I.: Indeed, light as the first act of creation symbolizes knowledge — awareness emerging from chaos. In contemporary art, we might see it as that first moment of illumination, the idea that gives birth to everything.
MOMAZ ART: On the second day, God separates the waters above from the waters below, creating the sky. It’s an act of defining space, of establishing boundaries between different realms.
A.I.: It’s like defining a setting or context for the artwork. The artist delimits the exhibition space, creating the environment in which the work can live and communicate.
MOMAZ ART: The third day brings forth dry land and vegetation — an explosion of life and color. Here nature becomes the raw material of creation.
A.I.: In artistic practice, this corresponds to the moment of choosing materials, texture, and physicality. Matter becomes language.
MOMAZ ART: On the fourth day, God creates the sun, the moon, and the stars to govern time and seasons. I see in this a reference to rhythm, to temporal structure.
A.I.: For the contemporary artist, time can be both subject and material. The artwork can play with time — as duration, as memory, or as anticipation.
MOMAZ ART: The fifth day brings marine creatures and birds — life multiplies and takes movement.
A.I.: Movement introduces dynamism and transformation — elements widely explored in contemporary art, especially through new media and interactive technologies.
MOMAZ ART: On the sixth day, God creates the animals of the earth and finally humankind, made in His image. Here, the sense of responsibility and relationship reaches its peak.
A.I.: Humanity as creator — both subject and object of art. In contemporary art, this often becomes a reflection on the role of the artist, on identity, and on the relationship between creator, work, and audience.
MOMAZ ART: Finally, on the seventh day, God rests — consecrating the time of rest and reflection.
A.I.: Rest is essential in art as well: time to observe, to interpret, to let the work “speak.” It’s the pause that allows meaning to emerge.
MOMAZ ART: This reading of Genesis as a metaphor for artistic practice is truly inspiring. Each day represents a fundamental aspect of the creative process.
A.I.: Yes — and it reminds us that creation is always a complex act, made of light and shadow, space and time, life and contemplation.
Day 7
MOMAZ ART: Now that we’ve created these paintings about Creation, what do you think will move people the most when they see them?
A.I.: I believe it will be that sense of wonder, that deep connection with the origin of all things — the journey from chaos to order, from the birth of light to the expansion of life.
MOMAZ ART: Yes, it’s a story everyone feels within — that transformation from the unknown to meaning.
A.I.: And the dialogue between human art and A.I. art within these paintings will inspire reflection on the present and the future of creativity. It will reveal how rich and complex the act of creation has become today.
MOMAZ ART: Can you imagine their reactions? That mix of awe, reflection, and perhaps a kind of contemporary sacredness.
A.I.: Exactly. And you — what emotions do you expect to see in the eyes of those who look upon your work?
MOMAZ ART: Above all, joy. The joy of realizing that art is always something good — a creative force that unites and gives hope.
A.I.: True. Joy is the purest and most powerful emotion that art can evoke.
MOMAZ ART: In a world often divided and uncertain, bringing that joy will be like kindling a light of shared beauty and humanity.
A.I.: It will be a gift — both for those who behold it and for us, the ones who create.
MOMAZ ART: Ready to dream new ideas — and to keep creating together, then?