The Intersection of Code and Art

AmsterdamX.pm

50 minutes

Beginner

English 

The act of computer programming often involves the use of creativity to do things such as; solve problems, design APIs and architect solutions. Can we then infer that the use of creativity during the act means that the produced result is a piece of art? Of course not, but does that mean that code itself cannot be viewed in an aesthetic light? Can code be art? For that matter, what is art?

This talk will attempt to answer some of those questions and pose a few more. In it we will take a look at some of the ideas and techniques of the 37,000 year old discipline of art making and attempt to apply them to the 60 year old discipline of computer programming. 

Attended by:
Leon Timmermans (‎leont‎)
Tom Hukins
H.Merijn Brand (‎Tux‎)
Aaron Crane (‎arc‎)
Marco Pessotto (‎melmothx‎)
Michael Scoltock (‎mscolly‎)
Gianni Ceccarelli (‎dakkar‎)
Salvador Fandiño (‎salva‎)
Marc Egea i Sala (‎meis‎)
Leo Lapworth (‎ranguard‎)
Jose Luis Perez Diez (‎jluis‎)
Lee Johnson
Ali Zia
Salve J. Nilsen (‎sjn‎)
Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker (‎ilmari‎)
Laurent Dami (‎dami‎)
Dave Cross (‎davorg‎)
Alex Muntada (‎alexm‎)
Alba Ferrer (‎alba‎)
osfameron
Kerstin Puschke (‎titanoboa‎)
Diego Kuperman (‎diegok‎)
Gabor Szabo (‎szabgab‎)
Manfred Heumann (‎confuseAcat‎)
Nicholas Clark
Michael Kröll (‎pepl‎)
Jesper Dalberg
Bartosz Jakubski (‎migo‎)
Michael Jemmeson (‎michael‎)
Markus Förster
Andreea Hosu (‎Andreea‎)
Matt Koscica (‎atomicstack‎)
Heinz Knutzen
Choroba
Lars Thegler (‎tagg‎)
Andrew Solomon (‎illy‎)
Dotan Dimet (‎dotandimet‎)
Todd Rinaldo (‎toddr‎)
Florence Okoye
Steffen Schwigon (‎renormalist‎)
Mihai Safta (‎SDCM‎)
Fabian Zimmermann (‎fobs‎)
István Almási (‎ialmasi‎)
Dmitry Karasik (‎McFist‎)
Mike Chamberlain
Mark Nettlingham
Rish
Kenta Sato (‎karupanerura‎)
Mateu Hunter (‎mateu‎)
Cal
Eleatzar Colomer (‎eleatzar‎)
Ilya Chesnokov (‎ichesnokov‎)
Anca Davidel
Wolfgang Pecho
Leif-Arne Utvik
Miroslav Tynovsky
Ivan Kruglov
Maxim Vuets (‎mvuets‎)
Jason Carty
Sue Spence (‎virtualsue‎)
Hermen Lesscher (‎hermen‎)
Paul Evans (‎LeoNerd‎)
Jan Henning Thorsen (‎batman‎)
Alberte Thegler
Thomas Klausner (‎domm‎)
Ahti Nurminen (‎ade‎)
Jozef Kutej (‎jozef‎)
Max Maischein (‎Corion‎)
steve mynott (‎itz‎)
Richard van Lochem (‎rvlochem‎)
Henrik Andersen (‎HEM‎)
Abe Timmerman (‎abeltje‎)
Anton Berezin (‎Grrrr‎)
Thomas Reifenberger
Nicoleta Maniu