02: Pixel by Pixel: A Second Chance

Music City Center 

In the April 2023 issue of CHANCE, editors Donna LaLonde and Wendy Martinez presented a generative art challenge. One requirement drew from art historian Jason Bailey's definition of generative art as "art programmed using a computer that intentionally introduces randomness." Submissions needed to include the image, code, and a creation description. The work presented in this poster continues this exploration of classical artistic techniques and modern computational tools by developing a generative art that creates original works inspired by Vincent van Gogh's distinctive visual style. Using MATLAB, we simulated Van Gogh's characteristic color palettes and compositional patterns. To make this technology accessible to a broader audience future plans include the development of an interactive Shiny app.