Emotion-Aware
Artistic Generation

Bridging the gap between visual art and emotion understanding with 132,000+ annotated artworks and multidimensional analysis.

EmoArt Overview Visualization
132K+ Artworks
56 Art Styles
12 Emotion Classes
5 Visual Attributes

Why EmoArt?

A pioneering large-scale dataset capable of powering the next generation of affective computing and creative AI.

Comprehensive Collection

Spanning Western and Eastern traditions, from Renaissance masterpieces to contemporary abstract movements.

GPT-4o Annotations

Rich, multi-dimensional annotations generated by advanced AI and validated by humans with >85% agreement.

Emotional Depth

Covering 12 representative emotions across the full valence-arousal spectrum for nuanced understanding.

Visual Analysis

Structured decomposition of Brushwork, Composition, Color, Line, and Light.

Benchmark Performance

Evaluating state-of-the-art text-to-image diffusion models.

Model Overall Quality Emotion Alignment Color Composition FID ↓
FLUX.1-dev-lora 0.6604 0.6698 0.6974 0.6698 31.65
FLUX.1-dev 0.6392 0.6450 0.6503 0.6450 21.29
PixArt-sigma 0.6505 0.6342 0.6746 0.6342 36.64
Playground 0.6486 0.6247 0.6788 0.6247 42.57
SD3.5 0.4350 0.6324 0.3420 0.4324 37.96
Comparison

Visual Analysis

  • Color Field Painting: FLUX.1-dev-finetuned uses pure blue and white blocks to create a calming atmosphere, capturing the essence of Color Field Painting perfectly.
  • Traditional Chinese Painting: The fine-tuned model employs minimalist compositions and soft brushwork, conveying the serenity typical of East Asian aesthetics.
  • High-Arousal Emotions: For intense emotions, the model effectively utilizes chaotic line work and asymmetric compositions.

Dataset Composition

A deep dive into the artistic styles and emotional distributions.

Detailed Statistics by Style

Art Style Entries Arousal Distribution Valence Distribution Dominant Emotions
Abstract Art 1,759 High: 51.5% / Low: 48.5% Pos: 93.5% / Neg: 6.5% Excited (47%), Calm (39%)
Abstract Expressionism 3,674 High: 58.7% / Low: 41.3% Pos: 85.7% / Neg: 14.3% Excited (47%), Calm (31%)
Baroque 7,995 High: 21.4% / Low: 78.6% Pos: 86.2% / Neg: 13.8% Calm (55%), Contentment (19%)
Impressionism 11,736 High: 9.9% / Low: 90.1% Pos: 95.4% / Neg: 4.6% Calm (67%), Contentment (20%)
Realism 15,307 High: 8.0% / Low: 92.0% Pos: 88.9% / Neg: 11.1% Calm (65%), Contentment (20%)
Expressionism 10,065 High: 36.2% / Low: 63.8% Pos: 75.9% / Neg: 24.1% Calm (42%), Excited (21%), Sad (11%)
Chinese Painting 4,157 High: 0.2% / Low: 99.8% Pos: 99.9% / Neg: 0.1% Calm (89%), Contentment (10%)
Ukiyo-e 1,730 High: 13.9% / Low: 86.1% Pos: 95.2% / Neg: 4.8% Calm (74%), Contentment (11%)
Full statistical breakdown available in the dataset documentation.

Citation

If you use EmoArt in your research, please cite our paper.

@inproceedings{zhang2025emoart, title={EmoArt: A Multidimensional Dataset for Emotion-Aware Artistic Generation}, author={Zhang, Cheng and Xie, Hongxia and Wen, Bin and Zuo, Songhan and Zhang, Ruoxuan and Cheng, Wen-Huang}, booktitle={Under Review}, pages={1--6}, year={2025} }