>>>>>The thing that GP and livecoding share in opposition to the
>>>>> traditional
>>>>act of
>>>>>writing software, is that they are more concerned with the program
>>>>> being
>>>>part
>>>>>of a dynamic process. Nothing is ever finished.
>>>>
>>>>That is funny to see that this could also be said of the computer as
>>>> being
>>>>a fundamental part of the artifact (or a performance) as opposed to
>>>> merely
>>>>being used to create art. This is highly interesting when trying to
>>>>establish a relationship between art and technology, is not it ?
>>>
>>> Whould you say that this changes what is considered to be the medium
>>> of the art?
>>Well that is the obvious observation yes, however my point is more to see
>>the computer as an artist :).
>>> What is left as a carrier (or, more mathematical maybe, as an
>>> invariant)?
>>Not sure to understand that question :)
>>> What role would you give the computer or the algorithm
>>> there - is ist like an externalized thinking world?
>>That is what is interesting! what is the role of technology in Art ?
>>Should we divide them in two different field ? Have they not been only
>> one
>>in the past ?
>>Another way to look at it is to say that Art is a language that human
>>beings use -as Technology- to express emotions. When I say "as
>> Technology"
>>is to consider Technology as another species along with Human Being using
>>Art to espress itself; DeLanda puts it like this:
>>
>>"Human beings could be seen as no more than that of industrial insects
>>pollenating robotic flowers that did not possess, during a segment of
>>their life, any reproduction organ"
>
>
> what would be the difference, in your opinion, between a computer and
> a paintbrush?
A robot would tell you:
"what is that question ??? do I ask you what is the difference between a
human and paintbrush ????"
> Where does the urge in a computer come from to express
> itself? (I don't mean this ironical)
This is a question I cannot answer, better ask a robot for this :+)
Seriously, let us consider the idea for a sec, that WE are not expressing
ourself but Technology (as a separate species) is and we are only helping
this to happen.
Alex
Received on Wed Apr 13 2005 - 15:47:31 BST