Ideas |
Why Algorithmic and Computational Art?
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for
Algorithmic and Computational Art |
Goals:
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As natural background
radiation penetrates several Geiger Counters, It is as if invisible
objects were being tossed back and forth. At one end of the
gallery is a photograph of Yucca Mountain. |
Jacquard memory... | |
Close-up of the "Coquette" label... Gessler Collection. |
Perforated
paper was introduced to the textile industry by Bouchon in 1725 to control
the patterns woven on a loom. In 1728 Falcon used a chain of punched cards
instead of a paper roll. In 1801 Joseph Jacquard of Lyon, France received
an award at the Parix Exposition for perfecting the mechanism. Below is
a Halton Jacquard mechanism from the 1920s and chain of punched cards.
Courtesy of the Pittsfield Weaving Company.
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Woven from this chain of cards... Gessler Collection. |
On this Jacquard mechanism. Gessler Collection. |
Suppose
we use
a Jacquard mechanism to animate... |
NY City CG display in X-Men (chapter 19)... |
Pinpressions |
NY City CG display in X-Men (chapter 19)... |
a pin display?
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NY City CG display in X-Men (chapter 19)... |