Wrong Colored Vermeer: Color-Symmetric Image Distortion

TL;DR

This paper introduces a method for applying symmetry-consistent color distortions to images of Vermeer paintings using color permutations in HSV space, blending generative art with symmetry principles.

Contribution

It proposes a novel approach to color distortion based on color symmetry and group theory, specifically applied to artworks for generative art.

Findings

Color permutations can produce symmetry-consistent distortions

The method applies to images of Vermeer paintings

Enables new artistic effects through color symmetry

Abstract

Color symmetry implies that the colors of geometrical objects are assigned according to their symmetry properties. It is defined by associating the elements of the symmetry group with a color permutation. I use this concept for generative art and apply symmetry-consistent color distortions to images of paintings by Johannes Vermeer. The color permutations are realized as mappings of the HSV color space onto itself.