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Open Source Art?

Posted by michael on from the slashcode-vaguely-resembles-the-scream dept.

gz writes "The Whitney has put online an exhibit where viewers are encouraged to examine the source code of the program that generates the art, despite the fact that the majority of viewers have no idea what the code means. Projects use Java, C, Perl, Lingo, and VB."

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  1. It's not art! by docbrown42 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Art is anything that provokes an emotional reaction: good, bad or indifferent. All a computer program creates is pretty pictures, without emotional content.

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