Several artists had raised concerns regarding the proposal’s use of AI in the design, saying humans needed to be involved in the process from the start.
However Rogue One – real name Bobby McNamara – said the mural was in the very early stages but he had been approached last year about it.
He did not have time to create a design for the proposal, which is why Derek Paterson, the owner of the company Balmoral Estates, submitted it instead.
McNamara explained: “Derek is no artist, but he wanted to get the ball rolling. He wanted to see if he could get planning permission and perhaps some funding to actually make a new mural happen.
“So he tried AI to make a mock up of an idea for the purpose of forms, with the full intention of allow(ing) me to create a complete artistically done design, either similar or even a different theme, if everything was granted.”
He added it would be months before anything else was done regarding the mural, but that it would be fully painted and designed by himself.
