Understanding Aesthetics and Fitness Measures inEvolutionary Art Systems

Abstract

[Abstract] One of the general aims of evolutionary art research is to build a computer system capable of creating interesting, beautiful, orcreative results, including images, videos, animations, text, and performances. In this context, it is crucial to understand how fitnessis conceived and implemented to explore the “interestingness,” beauty, or creativity that the system is capable of. In this paper,we survey the recent research on fitness for evolutionary art related to aesthetics. We also cover research in the psychology ofaesthetics, including relation between complexity and aesthetics, measures of complexity, and complexity predictors. We try toestablish connections between human perception and understanding of aesthetics with current evolutionary techniques.