The 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 conceptua

The 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...