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Computer-art image by Aaron Marcus, 1967

This work is an computer artwork done by Aaron Marcus. It was created by random filling in a grid of lines and solid areas. The randomness in filling was done by receiving results from a random-number generator. I believe that these numbers were random, as opposed to pseudo-random. I find this inspiring because the visual complexity and handcrafted artifact quality give it compelling characteristics. It shows a high-tech style, but also a more traditional art style. The straight lines and corners interact within the round circle shape in an interesting way, and the circle feels more defined in some places along the circumference, more blurry in other parts. I think the simplicity of black and white reinforces the effects that the randomness creates.

Evolving Gravity by Aaron Marcus, 1972-4. An early computational work by Marcus

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