Slashdot // Is Computer-Created Art, Art?

Gizmo · 04-February-05, 11:53 AM

eobanb writes "While playing with an interesting site called TypoGenerator I became compelled to write an article about how much of TypoGenerator's intriguing and seemingly original creations were actually art. Inevitably, it comes down to humans really being the origin of what TypoGenerator makes. Is such a unwitting collaboration between myself, Google (which TypoGenerator uses to create the images), and the programmers of TypoGenerator, art? Is true computer-created material possible, and if it is, is IT art? Does anyone know of other candidates for computer-created art?"

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Foe · 04-February-05, 12:58 PM

Excellent article.

04-February-05, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gizmo News Hound Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Floating among Data streams, waiting for the right moment Posts: 44,023	Slashdot // Is Computer-Created Art, Art? eobanb writes "While playing with an interesting site called TypoGenerator I became compelled to write an article about how much of TypoGenerator's intriguing and seemingly original creations were actually art. Inevitably, it comes down to humans really being the origin of what TypoGenerator makes. Is such a unwitting collaboration between myself, Google (which TypoGenerator uses to create the images), and the programmers of TypoGenerator, art? Is true computer-created material possible, and if it is, is IT art? Does anyone know of other candidates for computer-created art?" http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...34230&from=rss

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04-February-05, 12:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Foe Apex Tech God Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: East Coast, U.S.A. Posts: 2,852	Excellent article.