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The art of programming or programs as art

Ernest Edmonds

pp. 98-101

Abstract

The computer provides a significant enhancement to artists' ability to work with the underlying structures of art works and art systems. New concepts and constructs have become available to us in ways that enable new forms in art. One such significant concept is generative art (Brown 2003). Here, the artist specifies their intentions and a computer program builds the art work from that specification. Many new possibilities arise from this development and a number of challenges also present themselves. One such challenge is to find appropriate methods and notations in which to represent the specification of the art work. These specifications amount to programs providing that they completely describe the generative processes involved.

Publication details

Published in:

Ascott Roy, Bast Gerald, Fiel Wolfgang, Jahrmann Margarete, Schnell Ruth (2009) New realities: being syncretic. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 98-101

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-78891-2_22

Full citation:

Edmonds Ernest (2009) „The art of programming or programs as art“, In: R. Ascott, G. Bast, W. Fiel, M. Jahrmann & R. Schnell (eds.), New realities, Dordrecht, Springer, 98–101.