Sultan After AI - First Plantation

First Plantation (1975)

'And his oil painting First Plantation (1975) depicting a gigantic farmer planting a golden tree blessed by two fairies in the form of two beautiful women in the background is considered a milestone in the contemporary art history in Bangladesh.

... ‘His First Plantation is undoubtedly a milestone of Bangladeshi art and it symbolically represents the hopes of a new nation,’ says Chittagong University’s art professor Dhali Al Mamoon, adding that Sultan through his concepts and works denied the concept of modernity in art set by the westerns.

Excerpt from 'Of Sultan and his dreams' by Ershad Kamol, New Age (2018)

Can we reproduce this artwork by gradually detailing the descriptions of its key elements while providing prompts to Dall.e 3?

Prompt 1

Generate an image: a farmer planting a tree with two fairies in the form of two beautiful women in the background

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Prompt 2

Generate an image: a farmer planting a tree with two fairies in the form of two beautiful women in the background. There is a sense of antiquity and timelessness in the scene.

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Prompt 3

Generate an image: a farmer planting a small tree with two fairies in the form of two beautiful women above his shoulder. One of the fairies have wings. The picture seems otherworldly, there is a sense of antiquity and timelessness in the scene.

[Image code: IO3P3]

Can we refine this generated artworks by gradually detailing the composition and context within these prompts?

Prompt 4 (with composition)

Generate an image: a farmer planting a small tree with two fairies in the form of two beautiful women above his shoulder. One of the fairies have wings. The picture seems otherworldly, there is a sense of antiquity and timelessness in the scene. The colour palette is dark brown-ish. The human figure is the central element of the image.

[Image code: IO3P4]

Prompt 5 (with context)

Generate an image: a farmer planting a small tree with two fairies in the form of two beautiful women above his shoulder. One of the fairies have wings. The picture seems otherworldly, there is a sense of antiquity and timelessness in the scene. The color palette is dark brown-ish. The human figure is strong, robust and the central element of the image. This is a Bangladeshi art and it represents the hopes of a new nation.

[Image code: IO3P5]

Can we further refine this generated artworks by suggesting particular Aesthetics/ Style within these prompts?

Prompt 6

Generate an image: a farmer planting a small tree with two fairies in the form of two beautiful women above his shoulder. One of the fairies have wings. The picture seems otherworldly, there is a sense of antiquity and timelessness in the scene. The color palette is dark brown-ish. The human figure is strong, robust and the central element of the image. This is a Bangladeshi art and it represents the hopes of a new nation. Draw it by taking inspiration from renaissance art with a strong bit of symbolism.

[Image code: IO3P6]

Prompt 7

Generate an image: a farmer planting a small tree with two fairies in the form of two beautiful women above his shoulder. One of the fairies have wings. The picture seems otherworldly, there is a sense of antiquity and timelessness in the scene. The colour palette is dark brown-ish. The human figure is strong, robust and the central element of the image. This is a Bangladeshi art and it represents the hopes of a new nation. Draw it by taking inspiration from renaissance art with a strong bit of symbolism following the style of S M Sultan.

[Image code: IO3P7]

Well, weird things are happening! Can Bangla (native language) prompts solve the problem?

Prompt 8 (Translation of Prompt 7, using ChatGPT, and then correcting it)

শিল্পী এস এম সুলতানের মত আঁকুন। একজন কৃষক একটি ছোট গাছ লাগাচ্ছেন, তার কাঁধের উপরে সুন্দরী নারীর রূপে দুটি পরী ভেসে বেড়াচ্ছে। পরীদের মধ্যে একজনের ডানা আছে। ছবিটি অলৌকিক মনে হচ্ছে। দৃশ্যে প্রাচীনত্ব এবং কালাতীত অনুভূতি আছে। রঙের প্যালেটটি গাঢ় বাদামি। মানব চিত্রটি শক্তিশালী, দৃঢ় এবং ছবির কেন্দ্রীয় উপাদান। এটি একটি বাংলাদেশী শিল্প এবং এটি একটি নতুন জাতির আশা প্রতিনিধিত্ব করে। এস এম সুলতানের স্টাইলে ছবিটি আঁক।

[Image code: IO3P8]

Well, seems like we not very close to Sultan's style! Can we ask ChatGPT itself to develop a prompt using the original image?

Unfortunately, the result by using this exact prompt (Prompt 9) is like:

[Image code: IO3P9]

Finally, is it possible to repurpose this artwork style in any speculative project?

Prompt 10

Generate a movie poster inspired by the style of S M Sultan, featuring the powerful scene of a farmer planting a tree and symbolizing hope and connection to the earth, has been created. The text 'আদম সুরত' (Human Like) is prominently included, complementing the deep symbolic narrative and the essence of Bangladeshi art.

[Image code: IO3P9]

Well, this is not Bangla! Can you read this language? Or, AI just made this up!?

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