Algorithmic art, also known as algorithm art, is art, mostly visual art, of which the design is generated by an algorithm. Algorithmic artists are sometimes called algorists.

Contents

• 1 Overview
• 2 History
• 3 The role of the algorithm
• 4 Algorists
• 5 Algorithmic artists
• 6 Further reading
• 7 External links

Overview

"Octopod" by Mikael Hvidtfeldt Christensen. An example of algorithmic art produced with the software Structure Synth.

Algorithmic art is a subset of generative art, and is practically always executed by a computer. If executed by a computer, it is also classified as computer-generated art, but in much computer-generated art the role of the computer is confined to the execution. In contrast, in algorithmic art the creative design is the result of an algorithmic process, usually using a random or pseudo-random process to produce variability. Algorithmic art is also related to systems art.

It is usually digital art, although a number of artists work with plotters. Fractal art is an example of algorithmic art.

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