Volume 13, Issue 8 (August 2026), Pages: 183-190

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 Review Paper

A conceptual framework for the integration of artificial intelligence into contemporary painting and drawing practices

 Author(s): 

MManal Alhomaidi *

 Affiliation(s):

Department of Visual Arts, College of Art and Design, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia

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   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8961-4135

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https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2026.08.018

 Abstract

As artificial intelligence (AI) gains an increasingly important role in modern painting and drawing, the scholarly literature tends to approach this phenomenon either as strictly technological or as strictly cultural in nature. This paper develops a conceptual model that combines both perspectives to enable the responsible use of AI in painting and drawing. Following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a systematic literature review of 37 studies published between 2014 and 2025 was conducted, and the principles of Design Science Research were applied throughout the study. The developed framework consists of four stages: (1) foundational inputs combining theoretical and technological perspectives; (2) practice analysis of how painters and draughtsmen interact with AI, including cultural and ethical tensions; (3) a conceptual output that maps the roles of AI in contemporary painting and drawing onto four quadrants defined by the degree of authorial control and the relationship to cultural tradition; and (4) outcomes and implications for art education and curation. The framework aims to address a gap in the contemporary scholarly literature. It introduces no new empirical data; rather, it offers a conceptual structure, together with a concrete agenda for its empirical validation, that may be valuable for future research in contemporary aesthetics.

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 Keywords

Artificial intelligence, Generative art, AI-assisted art, Contemporary painting, Contemporary aesthetics

 Article history

Received 8 May 2026, Received in revised form 10 August 2026, Accepted 22 August 2026

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Alhomaidi M (2026). A conceptual framework for the integration of artificial intelligence into contemporary painting and drawing practices. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 13(8): 183-190

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