Art and Computers at DAC
Some very interesting presentations yesterday on software and mapping art. There was a third presentation on art and communication that was attached to Luhmann's system theory in terms of the relationship between communication and consciousness, but I didnt quite understand the larger connection he (Falk Heinrich) was trying to make, so looking forward to reading the whole paper.
The piece on software art was very interesting. The main idea (apologies in advance for butchering any complex concepts in my 'ten words or less attempt') followed along the line of computer software creating art, and people using software at different levels to create art. The example he gave was a program designed to read all of your files (text, mp3 and otherwise) and it converts all the files into a movie. Not as plot driven as Hollywood, but a collection of sounds and images created through the conversion process. The concept is very interesting, but can get a bit scary as the author (Cristiano Poian) described levels of 'art' that is created purely on the side of the computer...
Finally, Roberto Simanowski gave a presentation on mapping art had me thinking about the connection between things. The key to mapping art (again upfront apologies) is to take data that exists in one context and collect and present it in a non relational context. A few examples given were a project that followed the data of books being taken out of the library over a course of a day, and then the data was presented in alternative ways such as electronic billboards displayed at the check out counter and some interesting linear data charts that were color coded to specific characteristics. Another interesting example (and if i wasnt so lazy i would google some links for these examples) was an artist who had recieved the data feed for a day at CNN in binary 0's and 1's and programmed it represented in circular motions. The goal to mapping art made me think alot of de Certeau's passage that says if you want to know where the people go in the city, dont look at the sidewalks, but at the worn paths in the grass. Although mapping art does not quite work towards providing inspirational meaning, the idea of collecting data patterns is quite interesting.
Some very interesting presentations yesterday on software and mapping art. There was a third presentation on art and communication that was attached to Luhmann's system theory in terms of the relationship between communication and consciousness, but I didnt quite understand the larger connection he (Falk Heinrich) was trying to make, so looking forward to reading the whole paper.
The piece on software art was very interesting. The main idea (apologies in advance for butchering any complex concepts in my 'ten words or less attempt') followed along the line of computer software creating art, and people using software at different levels to create art. The example he gave was a program designed to read all of your files (text, mp3 and otherwise) and it converts all the files into a movie. Not as plot driven as Hollywood, but a collection of sounds and images created through the conversion process. The concept is very interesting, but can get a bit scary as the author (Cristiano Poian) described levels of 'art' that is created purely on the side of the computer...
Finally, Roberto Simanowski gave a presentation on mapping art had me thinking about the connection between things. The key to mapping art (again upfront apologies) is to take data that exists in one context and collect and present it in a non relational context. A few examples given were a project that followed the data of books being taken out of the library over a course of a day, and then the data was presented in alternative ways such as electronic billboards displayed at the check out counter and some interesting linear data charts that were color coded to specific characteristics. Another interesting example (and if i wasnt so lazy i would google some links for these examples) was an artist who had recieved the data feed for a day at CNN in binary 0's and 1's and programmed it represented in circular motions. The goal to mapping art made me think alot of de Certeau's passage that says if you want to know where the people go in the city, dont look at the sidewalks, but at the worn paths in the grass. Although mapping art does not quite work towards providing inspirational meaning, the idea of collecting data patterns is quite interesting.
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