An Approach To Investigate Abstraction in Art Using AI and Psychological Experiment

Abstract

The history of paintings began with drawing real objects such as landscapes. However, the relationship between artworks and real objects became unclear as time passed. As it is sometimes difficult for ordinary people to understand artworks, especially in the case of abstract paintings, it would be preferable to investigate the relationship between a specific artwork or art style and real objects. On the other hand, AI has made rapid progress in recent years, and new technologies, such as converting photographs into art-like images, called "style transfer, " have emerged. This paper challenges the approach of investigating abstraction in art by studying the relationship between artworks and real objects. We used the methodology of combining the AI style transfer function and psychological experiment.