Meltem
If we
look at the arthistory we can witness more than one variation of art
movements, for example 'Digital Art'. Frieder Nake is the so
called “father” of the digital art and gave art another
perspective. He used machines and algorithm to create his art. He
is not the only one of course, there are many names like Manfred
Mohr, Charles
Csuri, A. Michael Noll, Ben
F. Laposky, etc.
Now I
guess you're asking yourself how is that artwork of Nake (or of
another artist), an artwork made by him? When you make algorithm art,
you're actually describing an object or something by instructions on
the computer and those instructions are transferred into the machine.
Which leads to the machine typing the
instructions in lines, mathematical objects and other directions. So
technically you're the creator of the artwork itself, but it doesn't
have any physical attention by the artist.
Frieder
Nake ('Rechteckschraffuren Mit Geradenscharen' Nr2 ,1965) &
Mohr Manfred (Unknown)
When
you look at the artworks it doesn’t have any visual quality, but
simple compositions and empty spaces. It
has a huge resemblance of minimal art in my opinion. It is static, no
organic figures and that's what I like about this art movement. For
me digital art has it's own visual quality and beauty. There's no
need for words when you want to tell a story, the images can show
you.
If
you're an artist you probably
make sketches before you're going to start with something definitive.
So the first thing you do is draw lines and measure to have a
composition or an idea for your artwork.
Mihrisah (Mina
Staring, quick sketch, step by step)
The
reason why I'm telling you this is because algoritm art is similar,
maybe not step by step but within the steps. We can define something
with lines or a good measurement of perspective.
We
humans always start with measurements, mathematical or not. Even
though you have a limited knowledge of mathematics, you will always
create one for yourself in your own way. I'm not saying that the
world is made by numbers, but to make something perfect you'll have
to go over and over again until it's something you desire, something
'perfect' in your own way.
For the
next step you make the rest, how you want to proceed. Everybody has
their own measurements and corrections. The one I'm showing you here, Mihrisah, is one of my own
Below
are a few of artists who have worked with algorithmic art.
Herbert Franke
Ben
F. Laposky (Oscillon
40)
Charles
Csuri (SinScape, 1967)
Charles
A. Csuri (Aging Process, 1968)
Charles
A. Csuri (Random Wars, 1968)
By the
way, Ben F. Laposky is the first maker of computer graphics and by
that using a Oscilloscope. From that moment on, abstract art was born
and digital art with the help of some artists.
Michael
Noll once made an algorithmic simulation of Mondriaan's painting
'Composition with lines'. He created this with pseudo random numbers.
Michael
Noll (Computer
Composition With Lines,
1964. & Four Computer-Generated Random
Patterns Based on the Composition Criteria Of Mondrian's Composition
With Lines, 1964.)
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