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Generated Thick Descriptor (via Chat-GPT 4): Surrealism is characterized by illogical, dreamlike scenes, unexpected juxtapositions, and a focus on allowing the unconscious mind to express itself. Creating surreal art involves channeling dreamlike, irrational elements with a strong emphasis on the unexpected. Use symbolism, abstract elements, and fantasy-like imagery, all of which feed into the underlying philosophy of resolving dream and reality into a super-reality.
The 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.
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| 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.
