[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>I couldn't agree more. What passes off as creative use of technology
>astonishes me. It's so painful to find the evidence of desperate
>grappling with software tools in art galleries. I won't go into specifics
>here :)
>Knowing about your computer as well as yourself is essential - then the
>computer becomes a direct tool that expands the mind and soul. It sounds
>over-the-top, but the fact is you can't create art if you are fighting
>against your tools instead of using them deeply and intuitively.
You also get the showing-off-the-tool syndrome. Yes, you can generate
some really flashy images in photoshop with almost no effort. That's
a huge distraction to a lot of people. You're not going to get far
if you're either intimidated by your tool, or so impressed by your
tool that you just keep turning it over and over, generating little
demos....
>I write perl scripts that create music, and am currently bringing together
>a exhibition with some friends in London, UK, that in my opinion uses good
>technology well. It includes some postscript art too by Adrian Ward,
>although it's generated by hand-rolled programs.
Have you seen the algorithmic music by Andrew Bulhack?
> http://www.comfort-computer.org
>This is all part of an on-going exploration of generative art:
> http://www.generative.net
Interesting.
-------- David Fischer -------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- www.cca.org --------
"Beauty is only skin-deep. It's what's underneath that really matters."
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