Exploring the Contingent Procedural Generation Framework Based on the Aesthetics of Differences in Printmaking for Media Art
M.S. Thesis by Seungmin Lee (2024)
[Abstract]
This study identifies the limitations of the patterned randomness generated by procedural generation techniques in media art, and proposes the contingency arising from the materiality and embodiment of traditional printmaking as an alternative. While procedural generation can produce unpredictable results through the repetition of algorithms, the outcomes are still constrained by programmed rules. In contrast, printmaking inherently introduces subtle differences in the production process due to contingency, endowing the artworks with unique artistic value.
This research explores the aesthetic implications of procedural generation and analyzes examples of procedural generation art in media art to propose a Contingent Procedural Generation framework(CPG). It also validates the practical feasibility of this framework through theory-informed creative practice. This framework creates a performative process that experiences difference within repetition, emerging from the agency of materials and the relationships between actors.
By emphasizing the role of contingency in generating difference within reproductive systems, this study raises questions about diversity in the age of digital reproduction, and suggests an alternative solution by drawing insights from traditional art forms.
[Abstract]
This study identifies the limitations of the patterned randomness generated by procedural generation techniques in media art, and proposes the contingency arising from the materiality and embodiment of traditional printmaking as an alternative. While procedural generation can produce unpredictable results through the repetition of algorithms, the outcomes are still constrained by programmed rules. In contrast, printmaking inherently introduces subtle differences in the production process due to contingency, endowing the artworks with unique artistic value.
This research explores the aesthetic implications of procedural generation and analyzes examples of procedural generation art in media art to propose a Contingent Procedural Generation framework(CPG). It also validates the practical feasibility of this framework through theory-informed creative practice. This framework creates a performative process that experiences difference within repetition, emerging from the agency of materials and the relationships between actors.
By emphasizing the role of contingency in generating difference within reproductive systems, this study raises questions about diversity in the age of digital reproduction, and suggests an alternative solution by drawing insights from traditional art forms.