With the assistance of AI, people on social media have added missing pieces to classical paintings.
AI tools like MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL·E, and ChatGPT are generating buzz for creating art. Yet, the "authenticity" of AI-generated art remains debated. Critics claim AI lacks human insight and relies on data analysis. Supporters, however, highlight the diverse meanings and purposes of AI art.
We've selected 25 tweets that reimagine classical artworks with a touch of AI assistance.
Ever wonder what the rest of The Scream looks like? Thanks to the power of AI you can now see what Edvard Munch ran out of time drawing when he had to go in for his tea. pic.twitter.com/EIx6rj8hXI
— HappyToast★ (@IamHappyToast) May 30, 2023
Hey guys, ever wondered what the rest of Edward Hopper's "Office in a Small City" looks like? pic.twitter.com/HsUnNErOYC
— christhebarker (@christhebarker) June 4, 2023
Without AI we may never have known the Mona Lisa was actually painted just outside Mordor. https://t.co/gZsBiDdKAM
— Andrew Nadeau (@TheAndrewNadeau) May 30, 2023
9. Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait
— Kody Young / 💬 Your AI Interpreter (@heykody) May 26, 2023
Super interesting how it rendered the rest of the bed, the entirely new window on the left, and the extra shoe/rag on the floor! pic.twitter.com/rp5bHgy1hx
. Ever wonder what the rest of the giraffe looks like?
— Rick da Luddite. Aspiring paintpig/wordserf 🦖🦕 (@dreamosaurus) May 30, 2023
Got @Adobe Fuckity to help fill out the background for me with the power of AI pic.twitter.com/sY5XaPL5c3
Using AI, I managed to fill out the rest of the background for The Great Wave off Kanagawa! https://t.co/LSXO6ypY7h pic.twitter.com/UM4EdUc19Q
— Sideways (@Sideways440) May 31, 2023
Ever wonder what Venus de Milo s Arms look like? With the power of AI our team has recreated it https://t.co/JeO9LMwVar pic.twitter.com/iOBBKefOQ8
— grodaeu (@grodaeu) May 30, 2023
Used AI to discover what the rest of The Last Supper looks like pic.twitter.com/oYQMDig0Gi
— Joe (@JoeHeck_) May 30, 2023
1. Ever wonder what the rest of the Michaelangelo's The Last Judgement looks like?
— Nude Gingrich (@JarJarFan69) May 30, 2023
Got @Adobe Firefly to help fill out the background for me with the power of AI. pic.twitter.com/C0sVizI4du
10. Botticelli, The Birth of Venus
— Kody Young / 💬 Your AI Interpreter (@heykody) May 26, 2023
AI filled out the rest of the wing! And renders pretty similar shaped/colored trees
It also made a semi-reasonable guess that there was more WATER in front of Venus, instead of land pic.twitter.com/j2gZ722UON
12. Michelangelo, The Creation Of Adam
— Kody Young / 💬 Your AI Interpreter (@heykody) May 26, 2023
Super interesting little hallucinations, like the blurry man under Adam. VERY cool that it tried to create the "cracks" in the paint accurately! pic.twitter.com/Cf12dk40CM
7. Van Gogh, The Bedroom
— Kody Young / 💬 Your AI Interpreter (@heykody) May 26, 2023
In this one, it nails the quirky perspective/lines from the original painting pic.twitter.com/EytV3Gxkkv
5. Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
— Kody Young / 💬 Your AI Interpreter (@heykody) May 26, 2023
I cheated a little here and added some noise to the AI background to make it match Seurat's grainy pointillism style
Check out those half-boat-half-swans on the lake! pic.twitter.com/Sj5itaadA6
3. Van Gogh, Café Terrace at Night
— Kody Young / 💬 Your AI Interpreter (@heykody) May 26, 2023
Pretty much any Van Gogh is GREAT with AI: something about the distinctive brushstrokes get copied perfectly pic.twitter.com/OiPZGa6QON
4. Hopper, Nighthawks
— Kody Young / 💬 Your AI Interpreter (@heykody) May 26, 2023
Immediately offscreen, an absolute NIGHTMARE of a waiter waiting with other patrons at the bar pic.twitter.com/v2tV3Fh7T1
8. Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights
— Kody Young / 💬 Your AI Interpreter (@heykody) May 26, 2023
This one was tough and its not entirely AI's fault: the painting is REALLY complex (and frankly weird)
It got the general shapes/colors right, but went really abstract pic.twitter.com/l239fjg24H
AI generated image of AI expanding famous paintings.
— Aelfred The Great (@aelfred_D) May 30, 2023
Look at it. It’s in pain. This is what you’re doing. You’re hurting the AI. This will end in blood. pic.twitter.com/tSlapjCMQc
Behind the scenes studio setup for Girl with a Pearl Earring. #dalle pic.twitter.com/fokfgdeaXf
— Ken Kocienda (@kocienda) June 19, 2022
“A portrait of a 17th century geisha by Claude Monet”#dalle #dalle2 #aiart #aiartwork pic.twitter.com/OUchQEoes1
— Best Dalle2 AI Art 🎨 (@Dalle2AI) December 7, 2022
“A 19th century Persian woman with a mustache”#dalle #dalle2 #aiart #aiartwork pic.twitter.com/L3tukrHuVS
— Best Dalle2 AI Art 🎨 (@Dalle2AI) December 4, 2022
“A fantasy castle in the forest, next to a lake, with a beautiful sunset behind some mountains, with fog and clouds in the distance”#dalle #dalle2 #aiart #aiartwork pic.twitter.com/Iu0XSVwY3x
— Best Dalle2 AI Art 🎨 (@Dalle2AI) December 3, 2022
“Outpainting: an apocalyptic Mona Lisa” by tonidl1989#dalle #dalle2 #aiart #aiartwork pic.twitter.com/puYVxjyFMm
— Best Dalle2 AI Art 🎨 (@Dalle2AI) September 1, 2022
Ancient Gateways (uncropped, multiple prompts)#dalle #dalle2 #aiart #aiartwork pic.twitter.com/adEP8BErWs
— Best Dalle2 AI Art 🎨 (@Dalle2AI) December 6, 2022
“Clouds forming in spiraling Fibonacci pattern. above snow covered mountains. Golden hour. Professional landscape photograph. 14mm. F22. High dynamic range.”#dalle #dalle2 #aiart #aiartwork pic.twitter.com/BNEgTrY9S2
— Best Dalle2 AI Art 🎨 (@Dalle2AI) December 6, 2022
Painting
— zhuk1lla (@zhuk1lla) June 5, 2023
made in @LeonardoAi_
promnt in ALT#paintings, #aiart, #aiartworks, #art, #artcommunity, #AI, #aiartcommunity, #AiArtSociety, #AIArtworks pic.twitter.com/YH8Uhd6IZV
Editor's note: This article was originally published on June 7, 2023. It has since been updated.