A lot of Generative artists, like myself, have struggled with the whole hype taking over the term.
Some folks have suggested "Procedural" and just completely dropping the term "Generative". Which saddens me so much, and it doesn't really speak to me somehow.
Right now, I'm leaning toward "Iterative" for my art. It works for both my code-created pieces and my hand drawn pieces...well, it works in my brain. :)
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 is a series of paintings created with a robotic pen plotter. The robot follows instructions produced by a generative algorithm that creates a unique output each time it runs. This is the sixth painting in the series. Various acrylic paints were applied to Stonehenge acid-free cotton paper. Custom framing by Nielsen Arts in Albany, CA.
My works are serial in nature. They are the physical manifestations of the generative programs I create. There is a unique partnership, a transference of powers, when bits of information become paint on paper.
Thousands of line forms layer atop of each other, producing moiré interference patterns: the emergent properties of shape and color, paint and paper.
We have a new shorts cinema showing a rolling programme throughout the festival and we think it will be a great way to showcase the generative art world.
If you have something short (~1-15 mins) you'd like shown, please email your name, a title and a link to:
Playing with inspiration from a fading flower. Turning my observation into an abstraction and then thinking abut how these patterns might fit into a diagram structure.