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Could someone who understands art elaborate on why both the original work and this are important?
by ap22213 13y ago
Could someone who understands art elaborate on why both the original work and this are important?
- theoh 13y agoThe classic description of this kind of thing is "the idea becomes a machine that makes the art", which is what Sol Levitt said about his work. It's a conceptual art strategy: instead of being about subjectivity, skill or the personal will of the artist, this kind of artwork is about rationality, objectivity and a neutral, abstract kind of mental process. Nothing particularly special about the pseudocode but it comes from Golan Levin's class: he is a a leading algorithmic artist (using code to make visual art). Lewitt's work could be seen as a forerunner or incunabulum in this field. http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/conceptual-art/sol-lewitt-and-instruction-based-art http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/conceptual-ar...