https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/ Recent content in Newsletters on Artistic Portfolio of Chris Ried https://generativecollective.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E https://generativecollective.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E Hugo -- gohugo.io en Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-76/ Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-76/ First published on Substack Imperfection inspires invention, imagination, creativity. It stimulates. The more I feel imperfect, the more I feel alive. - Jhumpa Lahiri First of all! Thanks for continuing to be great supporters in readership and I hope you are always finding something new and interesting to read or learn. Programming Differential Growth Program amazing, complex, and chaotic patterns via differential growth. Differential growth creates a chaotic system that can be used to model biological processes. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-75/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-75/ First published on [Substack}(https://open.substack.com/pub/generative/p/doing-nothing-creative-freedom-and?r=58kr3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) Creativity is the fragrance of freedom. - OSHO Hello fellow readers and greetings to all who have recently come across this newsletter. I appreciate your support through reading this little newsletter in light of so many other interesting things out there. So a few thoughts I’ve been thinking about recently … Individualism is a complex concept with many facets and profound implications for our psyche. The freedom it offers is particularly cherished by artists and those displaying creativity. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-74/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-74/ First published on Substack Creativity is a continual surprise. - Ray Bradbury Hello All, Welcome all who have recently subscribed in the last couple weeks. I am sovery grateful that you are all excited about this little practice of ours called creative coding. Also, I’ve been putting together a little Github document on content creators who are doing creative coding tutorials. This is an in progress but I hope you can check them out and find either software or projects that interest you to learn new things! https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-73/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-73/ This was first published on Substack Creativity is an intelligent escape from the perceived limits. - SANDEEP KAKKAR I recently finished reading “Artist as Inventor.” Although it’s an academic work that requires effort to digest, its arguments stand out. Primarily, it asserts that art has consistently advanced technology, suggesting a kinship rather than a division between the two. It also emphasizes the crucial role artists play in technology advancement through tool experimentation. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-72/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-72/ First published on Substack AS AN INNOVATOR, YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF HOW TRADITIONS, HABITS AND BIAS CAN ACT AS BARRIERS TO ACCEPTING NEW IDEAS. - MAX MCKEOWN Has been previously posted on Substack. Happy Holidays, We are just about to enter a new year! 😱😱😱 This year flew by much faster than expected, which in hindsight isn’t surprising. It does always bring a time of reflection and goal setting**. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-71/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-71/ First published on Substack Creativity can impact some sort of CHANGE in the WORLD. But we must first embrace pure DIFFERENCES and work together for a common cause. - Henry Johnson Jr Hi my Friends! First of all I want to thank all of you! We’ve passed 2000 subscribers to this newsletter and I can only thank you all so much for taking the time to subscribe. You don’t know how much it means to know that you are excited about https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-70/ Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-70/ First published on Substack Admiring a creative soul at work is almost as satisfying as making your own paintings. E.A. Bucchianeri This weekend I was able to spend some time looking over some of the old Masters of Flash. These books were huge inspirations in my early teens to come to realize that computers were powerful enough to explore new worlds using code. The web creatives of the day and it’s just nostalgic to flip through these. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-69/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-69/ First published on Substack Developing the skill of creativity, like with any other skill, takes time. Do devote time to creativity. Honor its flow and its magic. Allow it to become your Life Force. Train Creativity daily. -Natasa Pantovic Nuit Disclaimer: All in progress work.. just documenting the work here.. In my previous discussion, I shared my current artistic endeavors, which involves playing with 3D objects and creating generative abstract sculptures that I would like to 3D print. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-68/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-68/ First published on Substack Very well then! I’ll write, write write. He let the words soak into his mind and displace all else. - Richard Matheson Automation: Animation Engine for Creative Coding Automaton is an animation engine for creative coding. While you’re doing creative coding, doing time-based animation by code sometimes causes you so much pain. This project provides a framework and its GUI to connect your coding pieces with animations. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-67/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-67/ Originally posted on Substack Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder. -Austin Kleon Good morning friends! I want to thank you for your continued support! I want to make a few points on reading deeply and how it might relate in creative coding / generative art. We have past the apex of popularity when it comes to generative art. It will be a fascinating era of history in the future that will bring some interesting insights into understanding creativity and market forces. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-66/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-66/ Originally posted on Substack I had no idea how creative ambition and life balance could coexist, because achieving balance seemed to imply being content, and didn’t contentment mean you were no longer hungry"? And if you lost your hunger, didn’t you one day wake up in the suburbs helicopter parenting a couple of kids or working at a soul sucking corporate job? You stopped making art. You stopped being passionate. You stopped being you. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-65/ Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-65/ Originally posted on Substack #065 - Creative Coding / Generative Arts Weekly “Creativity is the art of connecting randomness, the harmony found in unexpected patterns, the beauty in the chaos. It’s our mind’s dance with the universe’s spontaneity.” - ChatGPT by the wisdom of humanity My apologies for not sending out a newsletter in the past couple of weeks. I’ve been finishing up some master’s classes, and the work has been quite intense. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-64/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-64/ Originally posted on Substack “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” - Albert Einstein I am so floored and thankful to the 53 new subscribers and 2 paid subscribers since the last edition of the newspaper. I do try my best to bring interesting content that I’ve found interesting. Who Am I? Jasia Reichardt was born in 1933 in Warsaw, Poland. Reichardt began her career as an art critic, writing for publications such as the Times Literary Supplement, Studio International, and Art International. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-63/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-63/ Originally posted on Substack My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. - Maya Angelou Thank you so much to the 41 new subscribers since the last newsletter. I am always so very thankful for the support that you all show by simply subscribing. Up to… Some weeks just fly by so quickly. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-62/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-62/ Originally posted on Substack Creativity thrives where its roots are crowded. -Ozzie Zehner Good Morning! I’ve found that this is the best way for me to get inspiration. Unfortunately, I don’t have as much time as I’d like, but I think it’s all about finding balance. When I was a full-time artist, I had a difficult time with this, but when I have other things in my life that help drive me, that’s when I’m at my best. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-61/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-61/ Originally posted on [Substack](AI Sculpting, Voronoi Fonts, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow) Creativity thrives where its roots are crowded. -Ozzie Zehner Good morning friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Here are a few interesting links for you all to explore and discover. Right now I’ve been rather busy so I hope that you can find some Who Am I? Last weeks image was Harold Cohen Here is a great overview of his life and work! https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-60/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-60/ Originally posted on Substack The nature of yearning is urgent so as to guarantee evolution, change. -Darryl Calkins “We are the knights of a future realm.” I’ve been wading through the libraries of the mind trying to grapple with the relationship of art and it’s prophetic nature. There appears to be a correlation that art has a predilection to predict the future of culture. It also tends to have gravitational pull on innovation. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-59/ Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-59/ Originally posted on Substack It’s humbling that in the past 90 days, I’ve had subscribed readers from 75 different countries. In a world with so much content and other things to do, I do appreciate your interest in this passion of mine and I hope I can continue celebrating this practice with you all. But to some of my weeks shenanigans: So speaking of AI, I’ve been working with ChatGPT to develop catchy article titles to gain inspiration for a few posts I’d like to write this year. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-58/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-58/ Originally posted on Substack Art is a tool to set up new questions -Ai Weiwei So last week, I started adding a new segment to experiment with, and I have a couple more in mind that I’d like to try over the future weeks. But why this “who am I?” As some of my long-time subscribers have probably noticed, History is important to me. It brings context to both the old and the new. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-57/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-57/ Originally posted on Substack Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. - Henry Thomas Buckle I want to say thank you so much to the subscribers that continue to sign up far! And thank you to the paid subscribers for your support that is so generous of you! This week I’ve been thinking through various ways I can bring some interesting content into the mix. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-56/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-56/ Originally posted on Substack The true secret to happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. -William Morris A little over a year ago, I dedicated a year and my full-time work to generative/creative coding and thought I’d give a bit of an update. What went well, what I wished I could have done better, etc. I aimed to do the following: Interview more generative artists like Tyler Hobbs here… Outcome: I have done 0 of them since last year 😟. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-55/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-55/ Originally posted on Substack Every mistake is a new style. -Michael Meade Happy Holidays! I hope you find time to appreciate the little things in life. It is a time of stress, family, loneliness, and remembering those we lost. So be kind to yourself, and find ways to appreciate the chaos.. May that be a little piece of code to obsess about, a quote to ponder, a walk in nature to absorb the color, smells, emotions, or simply the sound of the cold wind tickling your inner ear. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-53/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-53/ Originally posted on Substack if(creation && object of art && algorithm && one’s own algorithm) { include * an algorist* } else if(!creation && !object of art && !algorithm && !one’s own algorithm) { exclude not an algorist } The above statement was the manifesto coined by J. P. Herbert and the mantra of The Algorists; a group formed in 1995 at SIGGRAPH which included (Roman Verostko, Jean-Pierre Hébert, and Ken Musgrave). https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-51/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-51/ Originally posted on Substack Silence creates space for content to appear. -J.R. Rim Video Art with FFMPEG {{ youtube nobWeGycSe8 }} One of the many tools we use to describe motion is in a sequence of images or videos. We love them and use them for our work as it adds yet another dimension to the images. The following few selections all use FFMPEG an open source tool to convert video from different formats in the command line or through a programming language. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-50/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-50/ Originally posted on Substack Make things happen, Don’t let things happen to you. -Syed Sharukh Hello creatives! I’ve been spending quite a bit of time learning a bunch of technologies in the last year to continue stepping up the various skills needed to really try what I have in my mind. Much of it has to do with in real life materials but using generative techniques to really drive it and so I hope to share in the future. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-48/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-48/ Originally posted on Substack The detail is everything -Vladimir Nabokov As much as the last year has been at a slower pace of releasing this newsletter. I do want to get back into the habit of highlighting the wonderful world of generative and creative coding arts on a more regular basis so I hope you have been able to enjoy the work. Few Thoughts on AI Art You will find that much of this weeks highlights do look at the Stable Diffusion model that has been released in the past 2 weeks. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-49/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-49/ Originally posted on Substack It is a commonplace among artists and children at play that they’re not aware of time or solitude while they’re chasing their vision. The hours fly. - Steven Pressfield I’ve been reading the book “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield and have found a number of quotes that have resonated with me quite a bit over the last year. Specifically when it comes to knowing how to simple continue. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-47/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-47/ Originally posted on Substack It’s a great time to be a creator. Trust your creativity. -Ron Howard Reflecting on the past year.. {{ youtube OFI1FJcGLeM }} The Art of John Edmark What do plants know about numbers? A certain spiral pattern commonly seen in sunflowers, pinecones, and many species of cacti contains some surprising numerical properties. In this brisk talk, Paul Dancstep investigates this pattern through several kinetic sculptures by artist John Edmark. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-46/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-46/ Originally posted on Substack “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” -Ken Robinson I’ve had a number of requests and personal interest where 3D imagery is used to create generative art. So I hope that this is beneficial. Generative art can be done in almost every application. You will find that it can be done in Photoshop, using code, using simply code in the browser, or just by hand as one of my fellow generative artists (Dan Gries) has done. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-45/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-45/ Originally posted on Substack If it doesn’t fit comfortably within your heart, let it go. - Toni Sorenson Well its been a little over a month since the last newsletter has gone out. There are just too many things to get done in a day. Also, I have been working at making the links from the last 40+ newsletters in one place so that they are more accessible. Right now they are just a Markdown page but hopefully will give this a little more structure as well. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-44/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-44/ Originally posted on Substack The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery -Francis Bacon Hello Friends, It’s been another couple weeks since the last edition has gone out. I’ve been spending time on my own artwork, gathering books and inspirations along with traveling and working on another project involving blockchains. Hope you enjoy! Chris Ried 📰 Happenings Eyeo Festival - June 14 - 17, 2022 School of Poetic Computation - Multiple Courses Anderson Ranch Art Center - Multiple Classes Processing and Laser: Creative Code to Wood Panel - June 27 - July 1, 2022 Drawing with Machines - July 18 - 22, 2022 📸 Generative Meet Vera Monar, the 98-Year-Old Generative Art Pioneer Who Is Enjoying New Relevance at the Venice Bienniale “For me, arriving in Paris was happiness,” Molnár told me of her emigration to the French capital in 1947 with François Molnar, who would become her husband. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-43/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-43/ Originally posted on Substack Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside of you, to make your soul grow. Seriously! I mean starting right now, do art and do it for the rest of your lives. - Kurt Vonnegut The quote above is so powerful that I really don’t think there is much more to be said. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-43/ Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-43/ Originally posted on Substack “Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.” - Jennifer Elisabeth I would love to see some critique in the generative arts space… But a traditional art critic would give us a perspective of how it fits into the tapestry of art history and the emerging trends that occur within the community. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-41/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-41/ Originally posted on Substack “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” - Thomas Merton Good Evening Readers! It’s been a rather interesting couple of months adjusting to full-time work at home and trying to really give a thorough think on what it means to make art, and what does generative art stand for in the context of today. Many questions that have been on my mind are: https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-40/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-40/ Originally posted on Substack “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill And 2022 is here… it’s truly remarkable how quickly time has gone and continues to go. This time last year, generative art was a small niche group of enthusiasts who appreciate the art form. Now.. well it’s become quite an interesting spectacle and will be interesting to see how it continues to play over the next couple of years. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-39/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-39/ Originally posted on Substack Never stop dreaming.. - Roy T. Bennett Good morning my friends! I hope you are finding amazing inspiration in the interesting stuff that you have been working on. First up: Content these days take longer to curate because its a niche space so I’d love for anyone to send me interesting generative/ creative works that they have created or inspired by. I’ve also been spending a good deal of time trying a bunch different things that I have been releasing fewer newsletters. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-38/ Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-38/ Originally posted on Substack Never stop dreaming.. - Roy T. Bennett First of all, I can’t thank you enough for your participation on Twitter in recommending the many wonderful women in the generative space. I think it’s amazing to see so much talent and creativity in the space. I’ll highlight over the next number of newsletters. Creating An Inviting Space in Generative Art I think it is important that we encourage a depth of perspective that comes we celebrate inclusion. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-37/ Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-37/ Originally posted on Substack “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” - Wayne W. Dyer So this weekend I had the amazing opportunity to make it to Marfa Texas for the inaugural Artblocks weekend which was such a treat. I was able to meet a bunch of genart inspirations; Caleb Ogg (iso.hedron), Aaron Penne (aaron_penne), Tyler Hobbs (tylerxhobbs), Kesean (keseantx), Stefan Contiero (stefan_contiero), Dimitri Cherniak (dmitricherniak) to name a few which was a special treat. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-34/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-34/ Originally posted on Substack “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein Hello Friends, This week has been fascinating on multiple fronts in the generative art space. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-35/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-35/ Originally posted on Substack “A blank canvas…has unlimited possibilities.” - Stephanie Perkins Good Evening Folks or Happy Friday! I’ve been working on multiple small projects and this above was supposed to be a simple infographic of the most popular frameworks. However it has become an all weekend event on Twitter which was a great community effort. Being that there has been so much interest, I though this will be a great opportunity to move the wireframe version above into an interactive graph which I do look forward to finishing. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-33/ Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-33/ Originally posted on Substack “Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.” - Jennifer Elisabeth Hello friends! I hope you all have been having great weeks full of inspiration. I know that I am spotty right now with the newsletter. There are a number of things going on (two jobs mainly) which I hope will pass in the next couple of months. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-32/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-32/ Originally posted on Substack “To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.” - Akira Kurosawa Paying attention to detail is one of the hidden secrets of any artist. It provides them the ability the “see” and interpret their surroundings or emotions of any subject in ways the viewer has yet to understand. La Crau w/ Peach Trees - Van Gogh Take, for instance, the following painting by Van Gogh. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-31/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-31/ Originally posted on Substack I’ve been reading through the book “Art & Fear” by David Bayles and Ted Orland. I thought I might share a few passages that I highlighted. that are good nuggets about pursuing art and the insecurities that come with it. The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars. One of the basic and difficult lessons every artist must learn is that even the failed pieces are essential. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-29/ Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-29/ Originally posted on Substack “The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.” - Orson Welles The discipline of trimming and waiting, the bonsai master takes the medium of the tree and molds it using wire as a way to encourage the shape of growth. Throughout the years he cuts, and prunes, sheers and replants and cuts some more. Once in a while he moves the tree to a new pot, sifting through the roots system looking for only the living and then places the bonsai back into position. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-28/ Sat, 29 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-28/ Originally posted on Substack “The Artist always has the masters in his eyes.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson What makes a good generative agent? It’s an interesting question, that I will scratch but the surface. However, I’ve gathered a list of general considerations from my observations of the generative arts. My intent is to discover and explore. Some of this comes from the pursuit of understanding… in an ironic way. For one, It is the pursuit which help build an eye for the different, and aesthetically pleasing. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-27/ Sat, 22 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-27/ Originally posted on Substack “The Artist always has the masters in his eyes.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Good Evening Friends! I’ve been busy starting a new job and trying to replatform as a way to ensure that the newsletter is in a format that can be accessible and more automated for me. Right now I have been using Substack, however I am wanting to create great content, and automate as much as possible. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-26/ Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-26/ Originally posted on Substack “An artist’s concern is to capture beauty wherever he finds it.” - Kazuo Ishiguro What does generative art look like in the future? As much as I enjoy investigating the path that the discipline of generative art has taken in the past 60+ years; I also have been thinking about what the future may hold in this space. So what I am going throw out there has yet to be fully thought through. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-24/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-24/ Originally posted on Substack “Any great art work … revives and readapts time and space, and the measure of its success is the extent to which it makes you an inhabitant of that world - the extent to which it invites you in and lets you breathe its strange, special air.” - Leonard Bernstein Generative Systems to Generative Aesthetics All of my life, art has been a piece of my existence. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-25/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-25/ Originally posted on Substack “I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.” - Kamand Kojouri Alrighty, well I wanted to complete a piece on randomness called the “Ode to Randomness” as there is so much to be written and techniques in which randomness is so important to the work of generative artists. But I’ll get it out soon enough. Instead; here is an interesting usage of randomness. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-23/ Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-23/ Originally posted on Substack “At the end of your creative adventure, you have a souvenir—something that you made, something to remind you forever of your brief but transformative encounter with inspiration” - Elizabeth Gilbert The last couple of weeks have been quite eventful. I’ve taken a new job and there has been much transitioning that has occurred to get everything completed. That being said, my work on aggregating / discovering the history of generative art has been progressing. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-22/ Sat, 03 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-22/ Originally posted on Substack “The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds his castles in the air, from the air, creating by the exertion of the imagination.” - Frederick Brooks Quick update: Well its been 6 months of almost weekly newsletters and I am so excited of how much content and interest (~500 Substack subscribes) there has been! I’ve loved the interactions I’ve had with you all and will hope to continue to do so! https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-21/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-21/ Originally posted on Substack “Creativity is the fragrance of individual freedom.” - Osho Hello friends! I know that I generally release on Saturday for the week but we had family and work which led to not having as much time this weekend to ensure that I finish editing the video done in time for the next release. And it is here! My conversation with Dave Yarwood led us down some very interesting conversations on the idea of generative music and how one might go around using a system such as Alda to create “generative music. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-20/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-20/ Originally posted on Substack “Creativity is a synthesis of two qualities: imagination and concreteness.” - Pearl Zhu As NFTs are all the rage, I thought I might lay out my thoughts and maybe inspire more conversation and thoughts. So I’ve intended this to be considered in small chunks. I love the fact that the non-centralized infrastructure brings transparency to the masses. I don’t like the idea that we could be speeding up the process of CO2 shot into the environment due to additional electrical consumption of the blockchains. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-19/ Sat, 06 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-19/ Originally posted on Substack “Set your imagination free and do your best to keep up with it.” - A.R. Fagundes Another week has come and gone. I am currently working on an essay trying to historically outline the world of generative art since the 1960s. I’d like to really trace the thread back to compile a little history just because I love origin stories and I also highlight our “ancestors” of the generative arts. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-18/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-18/ Originally posted on Substack “Set your imagination free and do your best to keep up with it.” - A.R. Fagundes Another week has come and gone. I am currently working on an essay trying to historically outline the world of generative art since the 1960s. I’d like to really trace the thread back to compile a little history just because I love origin stories and I also highlight our “ancestors” of the generative arts. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-17/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-17/ Originally posted on Substack “A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art." ― Paul Cezanne One of the things that I hope we continue to remember as “autonomous art” (i.e. currently GANs and generative artistic systems) becomes more apparent in the coming decade. Let’s not forget what makes art and the aesthetic beautiful. the process and the relationship one has with a piece of art. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-16/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-16/ Originally posted on Substack “If little else, the brain is an educational toy.” - Tom Robbins Well, there is about 6 hours worth of learnable content that I’ve attached this week. Most of it I’ve been able to race through. Tyler Hobbs Interview Being the first interview I’ve done this way. I am a little overwhelmed and self conscience but I decided that the beauty of generative is that sometimes the mistakes are just part of the output and should be kept. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-15/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-15/ Originally posted on Substack Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern." - Alfred North Whitehead R and Generative Art How do you like to see tools used for different things? I enjoy seeing a tool used for something entirely different. Take Excel, for example, it is a complicated calculator with a bunch of functions used for managing portfolios, budgeting, forecasting, to personal databases as the normal use case of Excel. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-12/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-12/ Originally posted on Substack “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” - Brene Brown Happy Weekend Friends! Its been a week. The people of the United States have much to consider for the future. It’s only through thoughtful debate and understanding on all sides in which we need to hash out our differences with patience, respect, kindness and vulnerability. Otherwise it is our animalistic nature that will take its course. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-12/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-12/ Originally posted on Substack “Create with the heart; build with the mind.” - Criss Jami Good Morning! I’ve been wondering, “What is creativity and where does it come from?” Are we wired with certain default, “inspirations” of ideas that generate the corpus we have come up with today? I think of Carl Jung’s story archetypes and it would seem that there is evidence for a collective conscience. Yet, we still need to ask, are there entirely new ideas that have never been thought or created? https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-11/ Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-11/ “Creativity is the brain’s invisible muscle – that when used and excercised routinely – becomes better and stronger.” - Ashley Ormon This is an abbreviated version of the newsletter to update last week. Due to the holidays, I haven’t finished the output in time for you to enjoy. But we will be back to normal next week. But first, we have an announcement…. 🥁 We have a winner!!! Daryl from Manitoba has won the giveaway! https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-10/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-10/ Originally posted on Substack Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. - Ashley Smith Good Morning Friends, I have to say that this is going out a little later than usual but I think you will find some of the articles today to be much more in the details around simplex noise and the like but not all. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-9/ Sat, 12 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-9/ “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” - Edgar Degas The soul of art is depicted in the quote so well. Art is… a little hard to pin down with words but it isn’t just simply the act of transcribing from the physical world to paper. So what is it? We do know it is important to us. We dedicate entire buildings to the collection of art, we have art stores, art classes, and even entire markets that deal in it. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-8/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-8/ “The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” - Leonardo da Vinci Good morning friends, We are but a couple weeks away from Christmas having officially rung the bells of another Christmas season. Albeit, it is far from the traditional in store experiences of long lines snaking through the store and popping out at the seams. This year, across the globe our store fronts have transitioned to the internet. And there are some great advantages of it. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-7/ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-7/ Originally posted on Substack “Curiosity is the main energy…” - Robert Rauschenberg Here in the US, we just celebrated Thanksgiving Day, but with this unfortunate year; many of us have not been able to see our family due to restrictions, lock downs, etc. Yet there are always things that we can be thankful. For me is technology, programming languages and the ability to create using them and have done alot more this year than I have done in previously. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-54/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-54/ Originally posted on Substack The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar there is to new ideas. -Edward D Bono Good morning! Hope you have had a great week! This week I’ve a few links to some musical platforms. Hope you find some inspiration to make some interesting works by simply experimenting with various implementations. There are definitely way more ways to do this out there but I’d highlight some of the less frequently used visual programming platforms for your enjoyment. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-6/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-6/ Originally posted on Substack “The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.” -John Tukey Hello friends, I hope that you all have had another amazing week being creative. A bunch of you have left feedback that you want to see more code; and so I have added a section called “Snippet of the Week” in which I will highlight shorter pieces of code that inspire me to further play with it and mutate it to being something else. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-14/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-14/ Originally posted on Substack The art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of our great men. - Captain J. A. Hatfield My apologies for not being able to put together a newsletter last week. There was so much going on in the week that I hadn’t found the bandwidth to put it together and then needed a little R&D over the weekend. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-30/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-30/ Originally posted on Substack “scattered star-light falls a faint birdsong on the water’s surface” - Wayfinder The poem was the generative haiku that was generated as I played through Wayfinder. What is it you ask? Wayfinder is a web-based generative art game that takes the player on a contemplative cause-and-effect journey through nature. Symbolizing the give-and-take relationship humans have with the natural world, players move a mystical character through forest, grasslands and tundra in search of poetic tokens dotting the landscape. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-36/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-36/ Originally posted on Substack “A blank canvas…has unlimited possibilities.” - Stephanie Perkins I’ve spent a significant amount of time thinking about the question, What does generative art looks like in the future? When reading through the hurdles that 60s technology (and earlier) was able to produce and I have to sit and ponder. With their limitations in processing, cost and storage, input constraints, technical abilities, one has to stop and think about what does pushing those bounds look like today. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-5/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-5/ Originally posted on Substack “All art is quite useless.” — but maybe useless is what we need right now. Oscar Wilde Hello Friends! This week has been a wonderful week full of interesting links and experimentation for myself and I hope that they were the same for you. Below there is an article called “A CRITIQUE OF SURPRISE IN GENERATIVE ART” that has left interesting questions on the validity of generative art in light of artwork from the postmodern periods. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-4/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-4/ Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." - Scott Adams This last week I finished the book, “Your Joking Mr. Feynman” and I have to say that Feynman would have loved to work in the Generative Arts. (And by the way, this is a great listen (free w/ Audible subscription.) . A greatly influential scientist of the 20th century but not your lab rat; but one who would have done almost anything to experience. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-3/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-3/ “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” - Maya Angelou This week’s letter is a little delayed due to being on vacation and trying to get in as much beach time before the tropical storms come. But it is always empowering to listen to the ocean and the sound that it makes. I mean the very nature of chaos that it controls due to the power of the waves is astounding. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-2/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-2/ “ Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light, and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: Worry not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-1/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-1/ Originally posted on Substack “Nothing’s perfect, the world’s not perfect. But it’s there for us, trying the best it can; that’s what makes it so beautiful.” - Hiromu Arakaw The beauty of art is that it is experimental, its emotional, it’s spiritual and as an artist, it helps better understand who we are and why we are by expressing the inner self. It can be a medium of unity, it can be a cry for anarchy. https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-52/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://generativecollective.com/newsletter/generative-arts-52/ The Creator’s Formula is made up of four key elements: defined purpose, experienced creativity, flawless execution, and emotional -Alan Phillips Hello fellow readers, Hope your Friday morning / afternoon is going well. There are a number of interesting links below for you to digest and swallow. And for just a little inspiration… If you haven’t seen the work by Tyler Boswell definitely check out his work September https://twitter.com/cosipiovasc0/status/1577370812624998400?s=20&t=JvG3Se3lkkg-r9GIcmg2Ew Have a wonderful weekend!