Lines as Elements of Generative Art

摘要

We here consider a generative approach to line drawings, machine oriented and depending on computers and algorithms. The resulting drawings are not drawings in a traditional sense as we know them from the heritage of hand drawings. They belong to a universe of generative art in its own right and they have pro perties, distinct from hand drawings. It is not intended, nor is it the aim of the generative procedures discussed here, to mimic hand drawings. The intention is, to experiment with and to investigate the potential of a generative tool for the production of art and to evaluate its quality. The drawings are realized with a pen plotter. The images display a specific calligraphic quality and the examples show a vast potential of exploration.