Generative Art

DESCRIPTION

Artists have always explored new media, and computer-based artists

are no exception. Generative art, an emerging technique where print or

onscreen images are created by use of computer algorithms, finds the

artistic intersection between programming, computer graphics, and

individual expression.

Generative Art presents both the technique and the beauty of

algorithmic art. In it, you'll find dozens of high-quality examples of

generative art, along with the specific programmatic steps author and

artist Matt Pearson followed to create each unique piece. The book

includes concise tutorials for each of the technical components

required to create the book's examples, and it offers countless

suggestions for how you can combine and reuse the various techniques

to create your own works.



KEY POINTS

• Introduction to the principles of algorithmic art

• Brief Processing language tutorial

• Establishing artistic "ground rules" for a new work

• Using random, semi-random, emergent and fractal processes

• Finding fresh approaches to the discipline of programming

• Sixteen-page full-color section of beautiful artwork