Exercise: Precedent Research¶
For this exercise I would like everyone to look outside the existing course resources to find a project related to the course themes. I am particularly interested in robotic and kinetic art installations featuring long-term and generative performance.
Many art pieces falling under the rubric of ‘kinetic sculpture’ have featured a single movement or gesture added to a sculptural form. In contrast, purely digital art exists which is algorithmically generated and the gestures vary endlessly.
So a space of interest is one in which the machine has a definite physical form but which exhibits behaviors which vary in complex ways and perhaps evolve or adapt over time. This conveys an idea purely through movement but also through understanding a process.
Process¶
Please explore both online and library resources to find another project which can provide insight into generative robot performance. Please consider the following questions:
What is the balance of expression between behavior and form?
What feature of the work could we specifically evolve into a technique for hybrid kinetic sculpture?
What details of the artwork or concept are not immediately apparent and how do they inform the work?
Are there closely related works?
Deliverables¶
Please post a brief report to the course site and be prepared to lead an in-class discussion. Please include the following in your post:
one-sentence synopsis of the result
a brief analysis of the behavior
links to additional sources, if online
images or an an embedded video, if available