This page depicts the results of mentioning Primitivism in your prompt. Click here to learn about this project
Click here for this visual art style’s Wikipedia page
Generated Thick Descriptor (via Chat-GPT 4): Primitivism art emphasizes simplistic and naturalistic depiction of subjects, often inspired by non-Western or prehistoric cultures. It rejects urban complexity and refinement in favor of naivety, innocence, and a raw aesthetic. Indigenous themes and symbols, along with a vivid color palette and emotional expressiveness, are key features. To create art in this style, use bold, unrefined lines, flatten perspectives, introduce non-realistic proportions, and incorporate primitive motifs and symbols from non-Western cultures.
he table below depicts New York City’s Times Square and Northern Ontario’s Lake Kenogamissi. The left column shows the results of a “thin” prompt, in which the style was requested in name only. The right column shows the results of a “thick” prompt, in which the generated prompt was used.
| Thin | Thick | |
|---|---|---|
| Lake |  |  |
| Times Square |  |  |
These images show what Generative AI renders when one requests that an image be rendered in well-known art styles. This series does not purport to describe major art styles as understood in the art scholarship community. If you have expertise in art and want to explain why these images do or do not capture the essence of these fields, then please do so in the comments section below.
