# Explaining the Arts: Toward a Framework for Matching Creative Tasks with Appropriate Explanation Mediums

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.09586 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2308.09586/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 18 Aug 2023.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [XAIxArts Manifesto: Explainable AI for the Arts](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2502.21220/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Although explainable computational creativity seeks to create and sustain computational models of creativity that foster a collaboratively creative process through explainability, there remains little to no work in supporting designers when exploring the explanation medium. While explainable artificial intelligence methods tend to support textual, visual, and numerical explanations, within the arts, interaction mediums such as auditorial, tactile, and olfactoral may offer more salient communication within the creative process itself. Through this research, I propose a framework to assist designers of explainable user interfaces in modeling the type of interaction they wish to create using explanations.