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amoeba
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Ken Perlin showcase on Whitney's Artport
« on: Jan 22nd, 2004, 11:29am » |
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This might be of interest to some people: The Whitney is showing a collection of applets by Ken Perlin on their Artport site. Ken Perlin has had a major impact on computational work (see the noise() function in Processing for one example), and this collection of applets contains some excellent ideas.
I have to say I enjoyed the absurdity of Violet the sinusoidal dancer...
From the web site: "Ken Perlin sketches his thoughts and ideas as Java programs on the Web. He marvels that Leonardo Da Vinci's Lester Codex was recently presented in New York City as "science" at the Museum of Natural History, yet as "art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: two cultures, divided by Central Park. He looks forward to the day when all children will grow up learning how to express their ideas procedurally, as a birthright of 21st century literacy. And show their source code. Ken lives in Manhattan, where he is on the faculty of the Courant Institute of New York University. "
Visit Whitney ARTPORT (and while there, check out Martin Wattenberg's Idea Line too...)
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marius watz // amoeba
http://processing.unlekker.net/
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Re: Ken Perlin showcase on Whitney's Artport
« Reply #1 on: Jan 22nd, 2004, 8:32pm » |
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Yes! Don't be fooled by the visual quality of the work. It's extremely sophisticated in other (more important?) ways. This exhibition is densely filled with excellent ideas and wisdom.
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