Using AI to enhance my art

During this project I utilized OpenAI's chat bot to add to my creative vision. I decided to write a haiku inspired by the famous painting "Blue Boy" by Thomas Gainsborough.

I began by using the AI to see simplistic examples of haiku to begin my creative thinking process. I started with this because it was a way for me to become comfortable with the basics of the haiku and way the artificial intelligence will respond to my questions. After writting some various haiku with easier prompts in parallel with the AI I decided to shift to the primary goal. After writting my own list of attributes from the painting I asked the AI to tell me what it knew of the Blue Boy painting to validate and ameliorate my list of historical and artistic information. The synopsis of the Blue Boy painting given by the AI was the following:

"The Blue Boy is a portrait painting by Thomas Gainsborough, completed in 1770. It depicts a young man, traditionally identified as Jonathan Buttall, standing in a formal pose in front of a landscape. The young man is dressed in a blue velvet suit with a white lace collar and cuffs. He has long, curly hair and a serious expression on his face. The painting is known for its attention to detail and the skillful use of color, with the vibrant blue of the subject's suit standing out against the more muted tones of the landscape. The Blue Boy is a popular and iconic work of art, and it is considered a masterpiece of 18th-century portraiture."

I wanted to make sure I utilized my AI assistant to help find interesting and unique concepts to add to my Blue Boy haiku. These additions would ideally require much more time without my AI assistant. My first idea was to incorporate some of the historical/artistic elements illustrated by the AI during my questioning period. My second idea was to write my haiku in the English of the era. In order to do that I asked the AI for a list of common expressions and novels of the late 18th century.

It gave the following list of expressions:

"Aye aye, sir" - a response indicating compliance or understanding

"By Jove!" - an expression of surprise or enthusiasm

"Heavens to Betsy!" - an exclamation of surprise

"Gadzooks!" - an exclamation of surprise or shock

"Land ho!" - a cry from a sailor spotting land

"Huzzah!" - a cheer or shout of approval

"Bravo!" - a cry of approval for a performance

"Fie!" - an exclamation of disapproval or disgust

"Tut tut" - an expression of reproof or disbelief

"Pish posh" - an expression of dismissal or contempt

And the following list of novels:

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen (published in 1813)

"Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe (first published in 1719, but widely read in the late 18th century)

"Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift (first published in 1726, but widely read in the late 18th century)

"The Castle of Otranto" by Horace Walpole (published in 1764)

"The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Laurence Sterne (first published in 1759, but widely read in the late 18th century)

"The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith (published in 1766)

"Emma" by Jane Austen (published in 1815)

"Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen (published in 1814)

"Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen (published in 1811)

"Persuasion" by Jane Austen (published in 1817)

I decided to focus on the linguistics of Gulliver's Travels as through my own research it proved to be a good representation of the era's linguistics.

Finally I was able to create the following haiku:

Be proud Jonathan

You are the vibrant royal

In a sea of grey

In conclusion, I believe that this new technology can be equally an advantage to artists as a disadvantage. One thing is for certain, art will be influenced by this technology within the coming years.