A teaser into the world of Data Art & Generative Art. A visual summary of my colloquium paper that surveys data art projects and categorizes them based on the medium of source data used.
First presented at Fifth Elephant (2014), Bangalore
Org Chart for Erie Railway (mid-1800s), William Playfair (first pie chart 1801), Minard (an engineer)'s Napolean March map in 1869, Diagram of a slave ship from the Atlantic slave trade.
“Instructions for the composition of as many waltzes as one desires with two dice, without understanding anything about music or composition” - 176 bars of music x two die = 11^16 possibilities! 1854: “The Eureka” by John Clark generated Latin verses, 1959: “Meta-matics” by Jean Tinguely, kinetic installations on mechanics of chance.
Jørn Georg (Wifi Signal Strength), Art is Motion by Sergio albiac (Car driver’s portrait), Meshu by Sha Hwang & Rachel Binx (Polygons based on geo-location of places you’ve visited)