Why Love Generative Art?

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Post by Artnome » Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

Why Love Generative Art?
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Re: Why Love Generative Art?

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Post by lixtra » Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 2:07 AM UTC

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Re: Why Love Generative Art?

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Post by ArtWomb » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:14 PM UTC

Good retrospective. Excellent playlist on youtube of early computer art, including some of Manfred Mohr's films that still have the power to hold the attention of modern, distracted minds ;)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmmzCSWIggxABGOurYq2I...

Re: Why Love Generative Art?

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Post by abainbridge » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:18 PM UTC

Personally, I don't trust art from digital computers. It might contain subliminal messages from the feds. Gimme a few sticks and elastic bands any day. The Harmonograph - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck_JY-Z5kZI

Re: Why Love Generative Art?

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Post by OnACoffeeBreak » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:25 PM UTC

Can anyone recommend tools for getting into generative art?

I have tried using a gamedev engine. It worked OK, but there have got to be better suited tools out there.

Re: Why Love Generative Art?

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Post by hoopism » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:28 PM UTC

OnACoffeeBreak wrote: post #5

Can anyone recommend tools for getting into generative art? I have tried using a gamedev engine. It worked OK, but there have got to be better suited tools out there.

As mentioned in the article Processing is great! Super easy to start and there's some great sample libraries and code to to use for guidance.

http://processingjs.org/

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Post by vincnetas » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:35 PM UTC

OnACoffeeBreak wrote: post #5

Can anyone recommend tools for getting into generative art? I have tried using a gamedev engine. It worked OK, but there have got to be better suited tools out there.

Also check nodebox [0].

[0] https://www.nodebox.net

Re: Why Love Generative Art?

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Post by DanBC » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:36 PM UTC

OnACoffeeBreak wrote: post #5

Can anyone recommend tools for getting into generative art? I have tried using a gamedev engine. It worked OK, but there have got to be better suited tools out there.

There's an old book with a bunch of pseudocode that might be interesting, especially if you're interested in the early examples provided in the article.

Computers, Pattern, Chaos, and Beauty by Clifford Pickover.

https://www.amazon.com/Computers-pattern-chaos-beauty-Graphi...

Re: Why Love Generative Art?

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Post by sakri » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:38 PM UTC

I got to live parallel to some of this. In the early 00's Agencies would send their designers/creatives/frontend devs to conferences that centered around Flash. Along with marketing talks and inspirational self help crap, the events gave a platform for some very smart/creative individuals. The enthusiasm drove a circle of innovation and competitiveness, which was good fun to watch. The scene has somewhat fallen off my radar since those days, but articles like this remind me of my soft spot for it.

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Post by simonhfrost » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 1:44 PM UTC

OnACoffeeBreak wrote: post #5

Can anyone recommend tools for getting into generative art? I have tried using a gamedev engine. It worked OK, but there have got to be better suited tools out there.

https://p5js.org/ for a javascript version of Processing