# A Neural Algorithm of Artistic Style

“A Neural Algorithm of Artistic Style” (2016), by Leon A. Gatys et al. Computer Science research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. A free PDF is available.

- Authors: Leon A. Gatys, Alexander S. Ecker, Matthias Bethge
- Published: September 1, 2016
- Field: Computer Science
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1167/16.12.326
- Free PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1508.06576

## Abstract

In fine art, especially painting, humans have mastered the skill to create unique visual experiences by composing a complex interplay between the content and style of an image. The algorithmic basis of this process is unknown and there exists no artificial system with similar capabilities. Recently, a class of biologically inspired vision models called Deep Neural Networks have demonstrated near-human performance in complex visual tasks such as object and face recognition. Here we introduce an artificial system based on a Deep Neural Network that creates artistic images of high perceptual quality. The system can separate and recombine the content and style of arbitrary images, providing a neural algorithm for the creation of artistic images. In light of recent studies using fMRI and electrophysiology that have shown striking similarities between performance-optimised artificial neural networks and biological vision, our work offers a path towards an algorithmic understanding of how humans create and perceive artistic imagery. The algorithm introduces a novel class of stimuli that could be used to test specific computational hypotheses about the perceptual processing of artistic style. Meeting abstract presented at VSS 2016

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