History of Computers and Art
Bell Labs in the early 1960s was where art and computer science were colliding enthusiastically. A. Michael Noll was pursuing 2D and 3D graphics; he and Edward E. Zajac, Frank Sinden, and Kenneth C. Knowlton were pioneering computer animation; Max V. Mathews and John R. Pierce were using early computers to create music. In 1965 Noll along with two other pioneers within the field of early...
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Hive Learning Network NYC is an amazing network of organizations brought together by Mozilla and The MacArthur Foundation to explore collaborations leveraging art, technology, and culture to support innovation in education. “Hive NYC is comprised of thirty-nine non-profit organizations—museums, libraries, media and other youth-facing organizations—that create opportunities for youth to...
Read MoreLooking Back at the Future – The History of Computer Art
Computers and art have been associated for a very long time. A. Michael Noll created his work by programming an IBM 7090 computer at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ in 1962. Noll’s interest in abstract art informed his experiments, and many early works referred to 20th century masters like Mondrian and Picasso. Noll went on to create stereographic 3D computer animated movies of...
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