Looking for the best resources about generative art
April 21, 2011 3:08 AM Subscribe
Looking for the best resources for generative art
I've recently become interested in generative art. What are the best blogs, forums, etc. to follow?
I've realized that the term "generative art" covers a broad range of styles and I'm trying to narrow it down to the stuff I like. I'm mostly talking about static images (not video/interactive) and abstract. Stuff I like so far:
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I'm particularly interested in people writing about how this stuff is made (especially if it includes code examples).
I've recently become interested in generative art. What are the best blogs, forums, etc. to follow?
I've realized that the term "generative art" covers a broad range of styles and I'm trying to narrow it down to the stuff I like. I'm mostly talking about static images (not video/interactive) and abstract. Stuff I like so far:
1
2
3
4
5
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I'm particularly interested in people writing about how this stuff is made (especially if it includes code examples).
Best answer: Marius Watz & his ModelBuilder library
Generator.x
posted by moonmilk at 7:24 AM on April 21, 2011
Generator.x
posted by moonmilk at 7:24 AM on April 21, 2011
Best answer: If you're interested in some of the older generative art projects that prefigure the cool present stuff you link to, you might want to check out Kevin Kelly's chapter "In the Library of Form" in Out of Control (available free online here) which in turn leads to other software-based generative art; and Brian Eno, who's written and talked a lot about generative art and music since the 1970s -- which he sums up in this speech, and in his book A Year with Swollen Appendices -- which he's applied in various installations like the 77 Million Paintings project and some of his music. ("I wanted something that had an organic quality to it. Had some sense of movement and change. Every time you played it something slightly different happened.")
posted by finnb at 10:26 AM on April 21, 2011
posted by finnb at 10:26 AM on April 21, 2011
Best answer: Context Free and its 3D sibling Structure Synth may be of interest to you.
posted by frog telepathy at 2:13 PM on April 21, 2011
posted by frog telepathy at 2:13 PM on April 21, 2011
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Search Google on "processing lsystems" for a wider range of Processing projects and take a look at the "Fractals and L-Systems" examples directly from Processing's site for code and demos.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 3:24 AM on April 21, 2011 [1 favorite]