USING AESTHETIC LEARNING MODEL TO CREATE ART

Yang Li, Chang-Jun Hu, Jing-Qin Pang

2011

Abstract

An aesthetic learning model is proposed that applies evolutionary algorithm to generate art. The model is evaluated using an evolutionary art system by human subjects. The advantages of the model is that it helps user to automate the process of image evolution by learning the user’s preferences and applying the knowledge to evolve aesthetical images. This paper implements four categories of aesthetic metrics to establish user’s criteria. In addition to evolutionary images, external artworks are also included to guide evolutionary process towards more interesting paths. Then we described an evolutionary art system which adopted the aesthetic model in detail. Last, we evaluate the aesthetic learning model in several independent experiments to show the efficiency at predicting user’s preferences.

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Li Y., Hu C. and Pang J. (2011). USING AESTHETIC LEARNING MODEL TO CREATE ART . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications - Volume 1: ECTA, (IJCCI 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-83-6, pages 174-183. DOI: 10.5220/0003670001740183


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@conference{ecta11,
author={Yang Li and Chang-Jun Hu and Jing-Qin Pang},
title={USING AESTHETIC LEARNING MODEL TO CREATE ART},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications - Volume 1: ECTA, (IJCCI 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={174-183},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003670001740183},
isbn={978-989-8425-83-6},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications - Volume 1: ECTA, (IJCCI 2011)
TI - USING AESTHETIC LEARNING MODEL TO CREATE ART
SN - 978-989-8425-83-6
AU - Li Y.
AU - Hu C.
AU - Pang J.
PY - 2011
SP - 174
EP - 183
DO - 10.5220/0003670001740183