Talk:Regularity

=Generative=

Casey can you develop this and put it back in where you think it fits?

[NOTE: The text that follows below is rough, but I'm posted it so you (Mark M. and Nick M.) know what I'm thinking about and what might (or might not) follow. Casey]

In addition to repetition, process is essential to 10 PRINT. A process-based work of art is the result of following the instructions and typically the art focuses on the process itself, rather than a result. It's about the aesthetics of the process rather than visual aesthetics. Like 10 PRINT, there are myriad example of artworks and music compositions that are based on a set of written instructions, either in English or in a specific notions for music or computer program. For example, Alan Kaprow's Work, a created in September 1969 instructs

Process and repetition are often intertwined.

Another frequently used term that applies to 10 PRINT is “generative”. By generative art, we mean a work that is derived from a fixed system. The most cited definition for generative art was written by Philip Galanter. It's a general definition that intentionally embraces works created with traditional media and new technologies:

<blockquote>Generative art refers to any art practice where the artist creates a process, such as a set of natural language rules, a computer program, a machine, or other mechanism, which is then set to motion with some degree of autonomy contributing to or resulting in a complete work of art.</blockquote>