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Diverse Images Generated by AI Using Words Representing Expressionism and Neoexpressionism

In this article, I will introduce some of the various images generated by providing words such as “Expressionism” and “Neoexpressionism” to Stable Diffusion 2.1. The original intention of Expressionism is to express emotions rather than depict objects objectively. However, since AI itself does not have emotions, it simply reconstructs the learned images in an “objective” manner. Nevertheless, the original images are supposed to carry emotions, and viewers of the generated images can be emotionally moved by them. Please note that specifying the same words in negative prompts can yield even more diverse images, but I will cover that in a separate article.

Expressionism

First, let’s talk about “Expressionism”. The word “Expressionism” generates a wide range of images. The ones presented here are just a part of various styles.

There are many abstract paintings, especially like the one on upper left. It is possible that they are influenced by Abstract Expressionism, but their paintings are completely different from those of artists commonly referred to as Abstract Expressionists, such as Pollock and Newman. Let’s show two more examples.

Neoexpressionism

Derived from Expressionism, we have Neoexpressionism. Here are some examples of images generated using “Neoexpressionism”.

Many of the images generated with “Neoexpressionism” have a more subdued color palette compared to the ones from “Expressionism”.

Post-Expressionism

For the term “Post-expressionism”, there were no particularly memorable images among the ones generated, but here are some relatively good examples:

Most of the paintings are abstract yet include human faces.

Modified Expressionism

Next, we will showcase images generated by adding a single character or number to the prompt containing “Expressionism”. Although adding a character or number doesn’t significantly change the style, it adds a little flavor. Of course, the choice of characters will affect the outcome.

These examples appear to have a slightly more subdued expression compared to using “Expressionism” alone. Let’s see a few more examples.