LO-02-GenerativeArt – [OLD FALL 2020] 15-104 • Introduction to Computing for Creative Practice

LO-week02-generative art

I looked at French artist Miguel Chevalier’ work MAGIC CARPET.

The point which surprises me most is his combination of modern and abstract art with real-time interaction. A lot of the time, modern art seems very indifferent and far away from the audience. Without deep explanation, it would be too hard for the audience to embrace the essence of the artwork.

In Miguel Chevalier’s art, he interprets his artwork as a carpet and also presents it as a carpet. When the audience holds sensors into the place, the carpet can detect its location and change accordingly.

I think he first uses some variables to control how the computer generates similar but different patterns. Then put a trigger for the sensor. When the sensor has been detected, the trigger wakes up some more variables to change the patterns around the sensor’s surroundings.

I guess he uses some variables to control the direction, size, density and shape of the pixels it generated.