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Chapter 9: Project: Generative Art and Fractals

Chapter 9: Project: Generative Art and Fractals

pp. 266-299

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, Rollins College, Florida
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Summary

Computers have always mixed with art and music. Even in the earliest days of computing, when machines were the size of entire rooms, artists and composers began to harness them to create original works that could only exist in the digital realm. “Generative art” or “algorithmic art” is a term for works created according to a process that evolves with no or limited guidance from a human creator. Rather than directly making choices, the artist instead focuses on the design and initialization of a system that produces the final work. The appeal of algorithmic art lies in its combination of detail, technical complexity, and variation. Generative art frequently incorporates ideas from biology, physics, and mathematics.

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