Computational Expressionism
Computational Expressionism is an exploration of drawing using a
computer that redefines the concepts of line and composition for the
digital medium.
A computer allows us to construct drawing instruments that take
advantage of the dynamism, interactivity, behavioral elements and other
features of a programming environment.
Drawing becomes a two-folded, at two distint levels of interaction with
the computer. The artist has to program the appearance and behavior of
lines and subsequently draw with thes lines by dragging a mouse or
gesturing with some other input device.
Computational Expressionism was my Masters thesis at the MIT
Media Lab. It received an honorary mention at the Prix Ars Electronica
'99, has been shown at SIGGRAPH '99 and other festivals.