May 6, 2013, 5:13 a.m.
http://generactive.net/pulse-park-rafael-lozano-hemmer/
Pulse Park is comprised of a matrix of light beams that graze the central oval field of Madison Square Park. Their intensity is entirely modulated by a sensor that measures the heart rate of participants and the resulting effect is the visualization of vital signs, arguably our most symbolic biometric, in an urban scale. In Pulse Park, evening visitors to Madison Square Park have their systolic and diastolic activity measured by a sensor sculpture installed at the North end of the Oval Lawn. These biometric rhythms are translated and projected as pulses of narrow-beam light that will move sequentially down ...
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May 6, 2013, 5:12 a.m.
http://generactive.net/generative-art-computers-data-and-humanity/
Generative Art Computers, Data, and Humanity | Off Book | PBS An intriguing combination of programmers, artists, and philosophers, these creators embrace a process that delegates essential decisions to computers, data sets, or even random variables. This allows important metaphors to arise in their work, calling attention to the relationship between humans and the computers that surround us, the mountains of information we generate, and the powerful impact that technology has on our relationships with each other. Featuring: Luke Dubois, Generative Composer Scott Draves, Generative Artist Will Wright, Game Designer Music by: Codex Machine Luke Dubois Revolution Void Tryad Reno ...
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May 6, 2013, 5:09 a.m.
http://generactive.net/acusma-chelpa-ferro/
Chelpa Ferro is well known for squeezing a rhythmical sound from seemingly non-musical devices such as electric toothbrushes, drills, sewing machines, or juice makers, and using them in their installations and performances. At The Aldrich, the Acusma installation will fill the gallery with a sound resembling a group of people coming together to sing. However, the sound does not visually match the source, which turns out to be a series of beautiful Brazilian ceramic vases spread out on the gallery floor, with loudspeakers playing up to five different recorded voices inside each vessel. Curator Mnica Ramrez-Montagut says, In Chelpa Ferros ...
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May 6, 2013, 5:08 a.m.
http://generactive.net/20hz-by-semiconductor/
Semiconductor is artist duo Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt. Through moving image works they explore the material nature of our world and how we experience it, questioning our place in the physical universe. Their unique approach has won them many awards and prestigious fellowships such as the Gulbenkian Galapagos, Smithsonian Artists Research and the NASA Space Sciences. Their work is part of several international public collections and has been exhibited globally including Venice Bienniale, The Royal Academy, Hirshhorn Museum, BBC, ICA and the Exploratorium. 20Hz observes a geo-magnetic storm occurring in the Earths upper atmosphere. Working with data collected from ...
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May 6, 2013, 5:05 a.m.
http://generactive.net/about/
What is generactive. net all about? Good question! Were still figuring it out ourselves. Some guidance from Wikipedia is helping shape our exploration of what its all about. Generative art refers to art that in whole or in part has been created with the use of an autonomous system. An autonomous system in this context is generally one that is non-human and can independently determine features of an artwork that would otherwise require decisions made directly by the artist. In some cases the human creator may claim that the generative system represents their own artistic idea, and in others that ...
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