“Popular Algorithms in Art”
ink on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
Things That Always Work
ink on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
installation view
SFAI MFA Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco
Algorithms in Art
The series “Algorithms in Art” contains (at this point) 23 drawings (ink, acrylic, and markers
on paper) of various sizes, one object (a chair with a scale), and “Creative Struggles” leaflets “to go.”
Art and the creative process are treated with a big amount of veneration, as if they
were something transcendental, something mysterious. Artists, when talking about
their process, often refer to intuition, and I'm wondering if – in many cases – it isn't
only a way to hide arbitrary decisions that lead to a piece.
In his essay The Philosophy of Composition, Edgar Allan Poe describes his process
of writing a poem The Raven. He suggests that art (in his case a poem) is a sequence
of conscious decisions according to an initial intention. I'm taking this his essay as
a starting point for my investigations.
Algorithms in Art is a visual essay analyzing creative processes and formulas in art.
The work includes topics such as insight, kitsch and copyright. Both content and form
are inspired by neuroscience, biology, and logic.
Magda Stanová
artist statement (more images follow)
“The Raven – overview”
ink on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
“Intention”
ink and acrylic on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
“Decision Tree”, detail
pencil and ink on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
“A Phylogenetic Tree of Extinct Pieces”, detail
ink and acrylic on paper 48.7 x 62 cm
“A Phylogenetic Tree of Extinct Pieces”, detail
ink and acrylic on paper 48.7 x 62 cm
“Cleaning lady”
ink on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
installation view, detail
“Dining Chair”
chair, scale, ink on paper
“Intention”
ink and acrylic on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
“Turing Machine”
ink on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
“Magicians”
ink on paper 29.7 x 35.5 cm
All the works presented in this pdf are from the series
“Algorithms in Art” and have been done in 2010.
For more information write to:
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See other works at:
www.magdastanova.sk
“Intellectual Property”, detail
ink and acrylic on paper 43 x 28 cm