TouchDesigner is a coding language, intended for multimedia and realtime visual art.
I enjoy using this program because of the user interface, it works in a similar way to a modular synthesizer. It also allows me easy use with Ableton.
Category: Generative / Procedural Art
Processing is a coding platform for creating visuals.
Compared to similar coding environments, processing is the most complex one Ive encountered, because its coding from scratch.
It involves lots of mathematical equations and use of physics, its not a environment I feel comfortable in, but I decided to give a try, so I can understand the fundamentals of procedural and generative visual art.
Ive been reading the processing book, reading the information on their webpage and watching YouTube videos
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Vera Molnar
She is a French artists with Hungarian origin, studied at the Budapest College of Fine Arts. She is considered to be a pioneer in generative and procedural art. Started doing algorithmic work in 1968.
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Pen Plotter
In my exploration in procedural art, I found this machine called a pen plotter. Also known as XY plotter.
The way they work is by coding certain instructions on a computer you program the pen to mechanically move and follow the movements assigned on the code, this creates a generative drawing in a physical medium.
Most of these machines are pricey, but there are ways to build them DIY for less than 100 pounds.
The program used is ‘processing’. I have basic knowledge on this program, and I want to explore this idea in the future.
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Sol LeWitt
Sol LeWitt was an American minimalist and conceptual artist. He worked with code or procedures, similar to generative art, but in his case. He does the code and then it is made by a human, instead of letting a machine do the work.
Here you can see some instructions written by Sol LeWitt. He didn’t do the drawing himself, he was the conductor/architect.
And here is the result.