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Wehrli 2.0: An algorithm for "Tidying up Art"

  • Technical University of Munich
  • University of Munich

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Abstract

We propose an algorithm for automatizing the task of "Tidying up Art" introduced by the comedian Wehrli [1]. Driven by a strong sense of order and tidyness, Wehrli systematically dissects famous artworks into their constituents and rearranges them according to certain ordering principles. The proposed algorithmic solution to this problem builds up on a number of recent advances in image segmentation and grouping. It has two important advantages: Firstly, the computerized tidying up of art is substantially faster than manual labor requiring only a few seconds on state-of-the-art GPUs compared to many hours of manual labor. Secondly, the computed part decomposition and reordering is fully reproducible. In particular, the arrangement of parts is determined based on mathematically transparent criteria rather than the invariably subjective and irreproducible human sense of order.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer Vision, ECCV 2012 - Workshops and Demonstrations, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages532-541
Number of pages10
EditionPART 1
ISBN (Print)9783642338625
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventComputer Vision, ECCV 2012 - Workshops and Demonstrations, Proceedings - Florence, Italy
Duration: 7 Oct 201213 Oct 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume7583 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceComputer Vision, ECCV 2012 - Workshops and Demonstrations, Proceedings
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period7/10/1213/10/12

Keywords

  • Convex Optimization
  • Convex Relaxation
  • Fast Global K-Means
  • Image Segmentation
  • Label Cost Prior
  • Tidying up Art

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