Week 1 (Aug 13) – Updated!
Course Intro
Room Bookings and COVID-19 Regulations
Course Description and Learning Objectives
Lectures on Generative Art:
– Generative art intro
– Generativity in the arts
– Procedural literacy and algorithmic thinking
– Software tools for generative art
– Hardware tools for generative art
– Systems for surprise, discovery and learning
Guest Talks:
– Vladimir Todorović
– Philippe Kocher
Work Study Bryan Leow (ancient photo…)
TUTORIALS AND TECH CONSULTATIONS
Readings
Lecture
Generative Art Intro
Lecture Slides
Examples in 20 Century Art
DADA
Surrealism
Exquisite Corpse
Marcel Duchamp
William Anastasi, Subway Drawings, 1960’s
Nam June Paik, Random Access, 1963
Hans Haacke, Condensation Cube, 1963
Steve Reich, Piano Phase, 1967, etc.
WE WILL DISCUSS THESE IN MY LECTURE NEXT WEEK.
New Media Art Examples
Golan Levin & Zachary Lieberman – 2007-2010 – Reface (Portrait Sequencer)
Julian Palacz – 2010 – Algorithmic Search for Love
Branger_Briz – 2017 – Muse AI Supercuts (Software Demo)
Mario Klingemann – 2017 – Face Feedback III
Libby Heaney – 2019 – Euro(re)vision
Christian Mio Loclair – 2019 – Blackberry Winter
WE WILL EXAMINE AND DISCUSS WORKS IN THE LECTURES THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER.
Assignment
Reflect on an example of generative art that you find interesting.
Some of the aspects to touch upon:
– What makes this work interesting or inspiring to you?
– What makes it a generative artwork?
– How does it relate to your own creative practice and interests?
Post your reflections with images, links etc. at the OSS Research category by next class Week 2 (20 Aug).
You will use your OSS post for live presentation next class Week 2 (20 Aug).