Greetings Yasmin,
I have been following this thread with interest, reminding me of the very
origins of computer art. Art practices can inform scientific processes vice
versa.
The Bell Research Laboratories activities during the 1960s are an example
of how artistic experimentation led to the discovery of new technologies. A
select group of scientists were asked to be creative to make something
without a set goal in mind. They were invited to experiment or play with
technology, in order to foster innovation; the results were outstanding.
Thanks to the experiments, digital photography was created by the
collaborative efforts of artist Ken Knowlton and Leon Harmon in 1966.
Another case is Purdue University Professor Aldo Giorgini (1934-1994), who
produced some of the first color and three-dimensional river simulations.
While a professor of Civil Engineering since 1967, Giorgini excelled both
as computer artist and computational hydraulics pioneer.
A good text to review with this history is Enrique Castaño's dissertation,
fully online, but unfortunately not translated:
http://www.enriquecastanos.com/tesisindice.htm
Thank you,
Esteban García
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:04 AM, <bronac@boundaryobject.org> wrote:
> Dear Roger and Yasminers
>
> You may already have seen this article at link attached - but if not then
> it may be worth having a read for some provocation relevant to recent
> discussions here.
>
> http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114127/science-not-enemy-humanities
>
> Very best wishes
> Bronac
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