Will the computer become

the artist of the future

by
Jak Boumans BA MDiv
Electronic Media Reporting, Almere (NL)
• Objective
• The computer as chess player
• The computer as judge
• The computer as art detective
• ASCII, fractals and pixels
• Art and computer education
• The computer as artist
• The computer takes over
• The artist and the computer
Objectives
• Light exploration of computing and art
• Bridge to the last item on the program
Computer + chess
• 1985 ChipTest, ChipTestM
• 1988 Deep Thought, Deep Thought II
• 1995 Deep Blue, Deep Blue I
- 1996 Deep Blue II vs Kasparov
Computer as judge
• Law computerised since 1966
• US:Lexis and Westlaw
• NL: Kluwer
• Not just texts of law, but also court cases
• Database with special software evaluates
court sentences, used for simple court
cases
Computer: art detective
• Computer recognises true Van Gogh
• Algorithms by Igor Berezhnoy (1975,
Lozovaya, Sovjet-Unie)
• Method of Extraction of Complementary
Colours plus Prevailing Orientation
Extraction Technique
ASCII, fractals and pixels
• ASCII

• fractals

• pixels
Computer and art education

Dalia Matijkiene
The computer as artist

Ruairi Glynn
Computer takes over
• Shapeways
Artist and computer
• Computer is an instrument in the hands of
artists
• Computergraphics, installations, but also
music