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I never know how to feel about mathematically/programmatically generated art. Despite having done a bit myself, I never think it actually looks good or artistic

• ThomPete 12y ago
  I always think about the generation part as a a brush rather than the composition itself. Once you know how to use it you can start to create meaningful compositions. Look at a lot of the stuff Ben Fry and Casey Reas used to do with https://processing.org/ https://processing.org/
• Ono-Sendai 12y ago
  Check out our product here: http://chaoticafractals.com/ http://chaoticafractals.com/ There are a lot of very aesthetic works: http://chaoticafractals.com/gallery http://chaoticafractals.com/gallery
  • chubot 12y ago
    A lot of these have very striking color schemes, e.g.: http://chaoticafractals.com/art/FarDareisMai http://chaoticafractals.com/art/FarDareisMai Are these colors mathematically generated, or by a the artist?
    • Ono-Sendai 12y ago
      The colour palette is selected by the artist. The mathematical rules governing the fractal then uses those colours, mixing together different colours from the palette based on the mathematical transformation chosen.
  • j2kun 12y ago
    It's not clear to me where on the scale between photoshop and fully automated this is. Maybe you could elaborate? What is your workflow like?
    • Ono-Sendai 12y ago
      You can get some idea of the workflow here: http://chaoticafractals.com/manual/tutorials/basic_gnarl http://chaoticafractals.com/manual/tutorials/basic_gnarl It's a combination of choosing the colour palette, selecting a set of mathematical transformations (and their associated weights), etc.. Chaotica is iterated function system software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iterated_function_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iterated_function_system
• kaoD 12y ago
  Then you probably didn't look in the right place :) Check http://www.pouet.net http://www.pouet.net for some great generative art. Here are some <4kB demos: - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=52938 http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=52938 - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=55758 http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=55758 - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=53509 http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=53509 [NSFW] - http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=56866 http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=56866 And many more.
  • j2kun 12y ago
    I honestly don't like anything I've seen on this site...
    • pdkl95 12y ago
      Then you probably haven't seen Numb Res. http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=56900 http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=56900 (author's comments: https://directtovideo.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/numb-res/ https://directtovideo.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/numb-res/ )
      • j2kun 12y ago
        I can appreciate the technology behind it, but I still don't find it artistic or appealing. It's also amusing how the reaction to "I don't like any generative art I've seen" is "We'll then you clearly haven't seen this one." For whatever reason, I get the same reaction when I tell people I don't like beer. They insist I try their favorite beer. This strategy hasn't worked.
• patcon 12y ago
  Oddly, going to "random" on that site showed works more impressive that the default gallery view and stuff on the front page... Starry Pines: http://www.contextfreeart.org/gallery/view.php?id=2577 http://www.contextfreeart.org/gallery/view.php?id=2577 Young Ferns: http://www.contextfreeart.org/gallery/view.php?id=2573 http://www.contextfreeart.org/gallery/view.php?id=2573 In the Morning: http://www.contextfreeart.org/gallery/view.php?id=2572 http://www.contextfreeart.org/gallery/view.php?id=2572 It's interesting to read the comments see how they inspired one another :)