Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 4: Digital Era (1960s)
1966
"Behaviourist Art and the Cybernetic Vision” by Roy Ascott
Artist Roy Ascott elucidated his detailed theory of cybernetic art in a two-part article for the journal Cybernetica, published in 1966 and 1967.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.
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Echoes across time
- 2018 · Putting the Pieces Back Together Again by Ralf Baeker
- 2006 · Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau’s Life Writer
- 2009 · A Philosophy of Computer Art by Dominic Lopes
Le Random editorials
- New Histories: Previewing Autumn 2026 in Art and Technology, Peter Bauman with Corinna Gardner, Michael Spalter, Leyla Fakhr, Erick Calderon, Sofia Garcia, Lowbie and quasimatt, September 14, 2026
- Living Aesthetics: A Grammar of Protocol Art and Worldbuilding, Primavera De Filippi & Peter Bauman, August 24, 2026
- Marlene Wenger on Bringing Magic Back, Peter Bauman, August 3, 2026
- DEAFBEEF on Vernacular in a Standardized Age, Peter Bauman, July 14, 2025
Le Random podcast
- Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt I (1960s) with Dr A Michael Noll — listen with transcript on Le Random (07 Sep 2023, 60 min). Chapter 4’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt II (1960s) with Michael Spalter — listen with transcript on Le Random (21 Sep 2023, 77 min). Chapter 4’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify