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Symmetry: Culture and Science
Volume 35, Number 4, pages 459-468 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.26830/symmetry_2024_4_459

EXPLORING GENERATIVE ART – FORM-FINDING METHODS AND THEIR ROLE IN ARTISTIC CREATION

Máté Nagy

University of Sopron, Faculty of Wood Engineering and Creative Industries, Institute of Creative Industry, Sopron, Hungary;
Email: nagy.mate@uni-sopron.hu

Abstract: The development of information technology, computer-aided design (CAD), and manufacturing has inspired artists to develop new forms of expression in recent decades. Generative art, emerging from the intersection of computer science, mathematics, and human perception, has become a subculture with a dedicated following. However, understanding the methods and meaning behind these often spectacular and enigmatic artworks can be challenging due to a lack of comprehensive literature. Currently, information for creating generative art is primarily disseminated through social media, often blending scientific theory, empirical experimentation, and subcultural traditions.

Keywords: generative art, pattern formation, pattern generation, complexity theories.

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