Visual generative models, such as Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) [1] and Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) [2], have achieve remarkable results in generating visual images [3, 4, 5, 6]. While most existing work [3, 4] focus on photorealistic images, the problem of generating artistic images is relatively underinvestigated. Different from photorealistic images, artistic images exhibit larg...

Creativity is the ability to produce original and valuable ideas or behaviors. In real life, artistic and scientific creativity promoted the development of human civilization; however, to date, no studies have systematically investigated differences in the brain structures responsible for artistic and scientific creativity in a large sample. Using voxel-based morphometry (VBM), this study ident...

A sample of healthy18 undergraduate college women (9 left-handers and 9 right-handers) without any learning disabilities enrolled at a regional southwestern university in the United States signed an informed consent form, and were administered a general information questionnaire and the Artistic Abilities subscale of “Competencies” subsection of the Holland’s Self-Directed Search, Form R. They ...

In this paper a simple elaboration of the infrared spectra of heterogeneous materials is outlined. The data processing method, based on the least-squares solution of overdetermined systems, allows the semiquantitative analysis of mixtures in terms of the spectra of their components. An application of the data processing logic to a twoand threecomponents mixture is shown, but the method can be a...

This paper introduces the idea of personalised acoustic fashion objects for performance art and the value of on-going performance-based research to progressively develop unique wearable devices for individual performers, that increase the scope of artistic expression and audio-visual spectacle. We investigate methodologies associated with acoustic fashion objects (novel body-centric musical ins...