COMPUTER – COMPUTER – GENERATED ART GENERATED ART Background: Copyright Karin Kuhlmann
Dec 18, 2015
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGEAREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
• Art and history of art
• Mathematics
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A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE
• Generated by computer software without further human intervention.
• Uses math formulas – aesthetic ability of mathematics
• Algorithms – set of rules
• Difference between image manipulation software and computer-generated art
ART AND MATHART AND MATH
• "Without mathematics there is no art “ – L. Pacioli
• Not something new - Golden section, renaissance art and use of Euclidian geometry (perspecive)
‘The School of Athens’ by Raphael (1518), a fine example of architectural perspective with a central vanishing point
FOR AND AGAINSTFOR AND AGAINST
• New media (technique) → new possibilities of expression →more freedom for creativity
• Can this be considered art? What defines an art work? How can we evaluate a work of art? → WAYS OF KNOWING
WAYS OF KNOWINGWAYS OF KNOWING
• ReasonReason – art often isn’t subject to reason, but certain criteria do exist
• EmotionEmotion – a good piece of art evokes emotional response
• PerceptionPerception – is different if you know the work was done by a machine
EXAMPLES OF GENERATIVE ARTEXAMPLES OF GENERATIVE ART
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IN CONCLUSIONIN CONCLUSION
• New technologies are inevitable, so why shouldn’t artists use them as well?
• Everything what makes us less restricted should be given chance to develop further.
• Art reflects society!
DISCUSSIONDISCUSSION
• How do you know something is a good piece of art? What is your definition of it?
• Do you think generative art can be considered alongside the ‘traditional’ works of art? Is it equaly valuable?