Generative art, built from genetic code of artificial events
January 28, 2020 2:13 PM Subscribe
Generative art can be an intimidating topic — it seems like there is a lot of math involved, and art is tricky in itself! But, it doesn’t have to be difficult — you can build some really cool things without a math or art degree. This post will break down what generative art even is and how you can get started building your own generative art. (Free Code Camp) Ready for some next-level stuff? Dig into 22 years worth of papers from Generative Art Conferences. OK, too much? Weave silk, er, create generative art online (previously), or pick up some generative art placeholders [via Mltshp], in patterns made up of colored cells, in the style of Piet Mondrian, Georg Nees, Vera Molnar's Un Deux Trois artwork, Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures album cover, made of colorful triangle mesh, circles packed together, or mazes created using the 10 PRINT Commodore 64 generative art program.
Currently my favourite way to make generative [visual] art is with v21's Cheap Bots, Done Quick! or its Mastodon equivalent. Some advantages:
* Easy to share output since it's already on social media
* Social media followers can curate thegoodbest posts for you
* No need to install development environments or host a server for the code
* Generating SVG code in Tracery is a constrained design space that forces creativity, compromise, and simple concepts.
posted by polytope subirb enby-of-piano-dice at 7:39 PM on January 28, 2020 [3 favorites]
* Easy to share output since it's already on social media
* Social media followers can curate the
* No need to install development environments or host a server for the code
* Generating SVG code in Tracery is a constrained design space that forces creativity, compromise, and simple concepts.
posted by polytope subirb enby-of-piano-dice at 7:39 PM on January 28, 2020 [3 favorites]
Some more links:
r/generative
r/proceduralgeneration
r/gonwild <-- notice the missing 'e'. r/gonewild is NSFW. r/gonwild is wild polygons.
Structure Synth
Context Free Art
posted by smcameron at 10:10 AM on January 29, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by smcameron at 10:10 AM on January 29, 2020 [2 favorites]
I was thinking of making a new FPP for this, but perhaps two generative art posts so close together makes little sense. So instead, do please read this article: The Tools of Generative Art, from Flash to Neural Networks
...and check out the artists mentioned therein:
Sougwen Chung
Joshua Davis
LIA
Ben Fry
Casey Reas
Aaron Koblin
Robert Hodgin
Mario Klingemann
Joel Simon
Anna Ridler
posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 4:42 AM on February 12, 2020
...and check out the artists mentioned therein:
posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 4:42 AM on February 12, 2020
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