LO 02: Generative Art

Walk-Through Raster by Frieder Nakes stood out to be the most inspirational due to its visual exceptionality. Walk-Through Raster is a computer-generated image that was produced under two procedures. The first process is the drawing of white, blue, red, yellow, and orange marks by a calcomp plotter output device. The second process is the regeneration of the image through silkscreen. The most admirable aspects of this piece would be composition, color, and technique. Dynamic is demonstrated through varied line density. Some areas of the canvas are highly crocheted while other areas remain in simple forms. The spectrum of colors from dark shades of red and blue to lighter shades of yellow and orange create a distinctive pattern within the canvas. The technique of plotting color and varied lines with visual respectability is also considered highly admirable since the technique was unlike any other at its current time. Frieder Nake is renowned as the pioneer of computational art. He was a mathematician, computer scientist, as well as a generative artist. As an expert in computer programming, Nake generated mathematical algorithms combined with the plotter machine to create an abundance of genuine artworks like Walk-Through Raster. Plotter machines function to produce vector graphic drawings based on computer programming. Nake must have utilized the characteristics of programming such as randomness or repetition and its manifestation through plotter machines to create interesting artworks.

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