ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ART MOVEMENTS: A STUDY ON RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE, IMPRESSIONISM, AND EXPRESSIONISM

Yıl 2025, Sayı: 15- Özel sayı, 613 - 635, 20.10.2025

Umut Kayapınar

https://doi.org/10.20488/sanattasarim.1804847

Öz

This study presents a phenomenological analysis of the images produced by Artificial Intelligence
(AI) tools in terms of the characteristics of various art movements such as Renaissance,
Baroque, Impressionism, and Expressionism. The main purpose of the research is to
reveal the extent to which AI images comply with or differ from the characteristics of the
examined art movements—such as line, realism, aesthetics, composition, color, perspective,
abstraction, deformation, anatomy, rhythm, and balance—and to assess whether these
images can be classified as art. In addition, the study includes the analysis of the art movements
within the scope of technology. In the study, the outputs of AI tools in terms of the
given keywords were examined, and visual analysis of the works produced and interviews
with the artists were used as a methodology to determine the extent to which they capture
the essence and characteristics of each art movement. The findings demonstrate how AI
interprets and replicates the stylistic features of various art movements and the degree to
which it can imitate their defining characteristics.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Contemporary Art , Painting , Art Movements.

YAPAY ZEKA VE SANAT AKIMLARININ KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ANALİZİ: RÖNESANS, BAROK, EMPRESYONİZM VE EKSPRESYONİZM ÜZERİNE BİR ÇALIŞMA

Öz

Bu çalışma, Yapay Zeka (YZ) araçları tarafından üretilen imgelerin Rönesans, Barok, Ekspresyonizm
ve Empresyonizm gibi çeşitli sanat akımlarının özellikleri açısından fenomenolojik
bir analizini sunmaktadır. Araştırmanın temel amacı, YZ imgelerinin incelenen
sanat akımlarının çizgi, gerçeklik, estetik, kompozisyon, renk, perspektif, soyutlama, deformasyon,
anatomi, ritim ve denge gibi özellikleriyle ne ölçüde örtüştüğünü ya da farklılaştığını
ortaya koymak ve bu imgelerin sanat olarak adlandırılıp adlandırılamayacağını
ortaya koymaktır. Öte yandan çalışma, sanat akımlarının teknoloji kapsamında analizini
de içeriyor. Çalışmada, verilen anahtar kelimeler açısından YZ araçlarının çıktıları incelenmiş
ve üretilen eserlerin görsel analizi ve sanatçılarla yapılan görüşmeler, her bir sanat
akımının özünü ve özelliklerini ne ölçüde yakaladıklarını belirlemek için bir metodoloji
olarak kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar, YZ›nin sanat yaratımında sanat akımlarını nasıl
yorumladığını ve bu akımların karakteristik özelliklerini ne ölçüde taklit edebildiğini
göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Yapay Zeka , Çağdaş Sanat , Resim , Sanat akımları.

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