image and systems
Generative art
Art made with systems that produce variation, pattern or behaviour.
definition
Definition
Generative art is artwork made through a system, rule set, algorithm or process that can produce variation beyond a single fixed composition.
soundsol context
soundsol follows generative art when code, sound, image and system behaviour create a live or cultural experience, not only a collectible image.
what it is not
A generated image alone is not automatically relevant. The system, context, performance or exhibition frame matters.
where it appears
Where Generative art appears
- creative-coding exhibitions
- shader performances
- algorithmic visual music
- AI and audiovisual research contexts
questions this term answers
Questions about Generative art
What is generative art?
Generative art is created with a process or system, often code, rules or algorithms, that produces changing or variable outcomes.
Is all AI art generative art?
AI art can be generative, but generative art also includes older and non-AI practices such as rules, plotters, cellular automata, shaders and procedural systems.
