{"id":3504,"date":"2022-10-21T12:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T12:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/?page_id=3504"},"modified":"2025-03-24T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:57:00","slug":"art-and-code","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/art-and-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Art and Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this course we look at artists using game engines for expressive purposes, artists using low tech approaches to investigate pressing issues in technology, and artists generating work through machine learning (AI).<br \/>\nOther artists engage with the digital medium more deeply by working with code or by blurring the boundaries between art and engineering.<br \/>\nWhy do some artists learn to program?<br \/>\nCan&#8217;t they just use existing applications?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of approaches and projects that are only possible through custom made software.<\/p>\n<h3>Imagining a different web<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3378\" src=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/id-notifications-demetricated-1024x733.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/id-notifications-demetricated-1024x733.gif 1024w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/id-notifications-demetricated-800x572.gif 800w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/id-notifications-demetricated-768x550.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>various <a href=\"https:\/\/bengrosser.com\/projects\/\">demetricators<\/a> by BenGrosser<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We See In Every Direction Official Surf Party\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/67322551?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"532\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jonaslund.com\/works\/we-see-in-every-direction\/\">Wee see in every direction<\/a> by Jonas Lund (2013)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Imagining a different internet infrastructure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Newstweek - fixing the facts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/141520772?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/criticalengineering.org\/projects\/newstweek\/\">Newstweek<\/a> by The Critical Engineering Working Group (Julian Oliver Danja Vasiliev) (2011)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3383\" src=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-27-1024x625.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-27-1024x625.png 1024w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-27-800x488.png 800w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-27-768x469.png 768w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-27-1200x732.png 1200w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-27.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/solarprotocol.net\/\">Solar protocol by<\/a> Solar Protocol is led by Tega Brain, Alex Nathanson and Benedetta Piantella (2021-)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Technically complex but easy to explain: <\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;A naturally intelligent network. This website is hosted across a network of solar powered servers and is sent to you from wherever there is the most sunshine.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3381\" src=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/aram_bartholl_keepalive_2015_01-1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/aram_bartholl_keepalive_2015_01-1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/aram_bartholl_keepalive_2015_01-1200x800-1-800x533.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/aram_bartholl_keepalive_2015_01-1200x800-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/aram_bartholl_keepalive_2015_01-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arambartholl.com\/keepalive\/\">Keepalive<\/a> by Aram Bartholl (2015)<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<h3>Making Interactive Installations<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Camille Utterback &amp; Romy Achituv - Text Rain, 1999\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_u3sSffS78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/camilleutterback.com\/projects\/text-rain\/\">Text Rain<\/a> by Camille Utterback &amp; Romy Achituv (1999)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Rozin, &quot;Angles Mirror,&quot; 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/61823984?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Angles Mirror (2013) and other <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/search?q=Daniel%20Rozin\">analog mirrors<\/a> by Daniel Rozin<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pulse Room by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sbiqDufLCDY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lozano-hemmer.com\/pulse_room.php\">Pulse Room<\/a> by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (2006)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<h3>Augmenting Performances<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/2892576\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Messa di Voce<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flong.com\/projects\/messa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tmema, Blonk + La Barbara<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(2003)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pixel - extraits\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/114767889?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pixel by Adrien M &amp; Claire B (2014)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LuYang Delusional World x LuYang Delusional Hell _ online stream recording\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/479728452?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/luyang.asia\/2021\/06\/10\/realtime-render-motion-capture-performance-luyang-delusional-worldluyang-hell\/\">LuYang Delusional World<\/a> x LuYang Delusional Hell by Lu Yang (2020)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<h2 class=\"metadata\">Programming robots<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Contestational Robotics - Institute for Applied Autonomy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/6070459?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060810001352\/http:\/\/www.appliedautonomy.com\/\">IAA<\/a> (1998-2008)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Optimization of Parenthood\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/43489750?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"metadata\">Optimization of Parenthood by Addie Wagenknecht (2012)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sun Yuan and Peng Yu: Can\u2019t Help Myself\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZS4Bpr2BgnE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"narrow\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Can\u2019t Help Myself by Sun Yuan and Peng Yu (2016)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jller \u2013 Prokop Barton\u00ed\u010dek &amp; Benjamin Maus\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/167126696?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prokopbartonicek.com\/jller-ignorance-with-benjamin-maus-2015\">Jller<\/a> by Prokop Barton\u00ed\u010dek and Benjamin Maus. (2015)<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"narrow\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<h3>Scraping and manipulating data<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/12\/3-degrees-of-separation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3587\" src=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/12\/3-degrees-of-separation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/12\/3-degrees-of-separation.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/12\/3-degrees-of-separation-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/12\/3-degrees-of-separation-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/12\/3-degrees-of-separation-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedd.s3.amazonaws.com\/index.html\">3 Degrees of Separation from the Military-Industrial-Prison-Data-Surveillance State<\/a> by Sam Lavigne (2015)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wide\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/10\/tumblr_nfgvg6WqlO1s5n837o1_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3507\" src=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/10\/tumblr_nfgvg6WqlO1s5n837o1_1280-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/10\/tumblr_nfgvg6WqlO1s5n837o1_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/10\/tumblr_nfgvg6WqlO1s5n837o1_1280-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/10\/tumblr_nfgvg6WqlO1s5n837o1_1280-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/10\/tumblr_nfgvg6WqlO1s5n837o1_1280-1200x900.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/10\/tumblr_nfgvg6WqlO1s5n837o1_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wide\">\u00a0Random Darknet Shopper &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?https:\/\/wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.bitnik.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-instant=\"\">!Mediengruppe Bitnik<\/a> (2014)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grand Old Party\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/42106882?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?http:\/\/mepler.com\/Grand-Old-Party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Old Party<\/a> by Matthew Epler (2011)<\/div>\n<h3>Empowering the disempowered<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Way too often emerging technologies end up exacerbating existing power unbalances.<br \/>\nArtist can be a counterpower. <\/em><em>There is a spectrum between political artistic gesture and making tools for activism.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3368\" src=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Transborder_Immigrant_Tool_Concept_showing_working_tool_and_screenshot_from_Nokia_e71-1-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Transborder_Immigrant_Tool_Concept_showing_working_tool_and_screenshot_from_Nokia_e71-1-1024x612.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Transborder_Immigrant_Tool_Concept_showing_working_tool_and_screenshot_from_Nokia_e71-1-800x478.jpg 800w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Transborder_Immigrant_Tool_Concept_showing_working_tool_and_screenshot_from_Nokia_e71-1-768x459.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Transborder_Immigrant_Tool_Concept_showing_working_tool_and_screenshot_from_Nokia_e71-1-1536x919.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Transborder_Immigrant_Tool_Concept_showing_working_tool_and_screenshot_from_Nokia_e71-1-2048x1225.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Transborder_Immigrant_Tool_Concept_showing_working_tool_and_screenshot_from_Nokia_e71-1-1200x718.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/anthology.rhizome.org\/transborder-immigrant-tool\">Transborder Immigrant Tool<\/a> &#8211; Electronic Disturbance Theater \/ B.A.N.G. Lab (2007-)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Argus Project - Excerpt\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/185745057?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ayo.io\/argus.html\">The Argus Project<\/a> by Ayodamola Tanimowo Okunseinde &amp; team (2016-)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can the subaltern speak?\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/416233417?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/behnazfarahi.com\/can-the-subaltern-speak\/\">Can the subaltern speak?<\/a> by Behnaz Farahi (2020)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3371\" src=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-25.png 594w, http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/files\/2022\/08\/Image-25-425x600.png 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 85vw, 594px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/flone.cc\/comprar-flone\/\">Flone.cc<\/a> cheap, open source quadcopter (2014)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this course we look at artists using game engines for expressive purposes, artists using low tech approaches to investigate pressing issues in technology, and artists generating work through machine learning (AI). Other artists engage with the digital medium more deeply by working with code or by blurring the boundaries between art and engineering. Why &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/art-and-code\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Art and Code&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":37,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3504","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3504"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4068,"href":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3504\/revisions\/4068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mycours.es\/digitalmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}