Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 8: Tooling Era (2000s)
2004
Pitch and Volume by Anna Ursyn

Exhibited at SIGGRAPH 2004’s Synaesthesia, Pitch and Volume by Anna Ursyn, scrutinizes the intricate relationship between the digital and natural orders, exploring how both domains manifest structured patterns that can be perceived and analyzed. Ursyn articulates her process of merging these patterns in her art, employing techniques that range from initial sketches to complex computer programming. Her work reflects on how urban environments and big datasets resonate with natural rhythms and structures, influencing her artistic expression and teaching in computer art and graphics. Through this blend, Ursyn emphasizes the symbiotic interaction between human technological impacts and the inherent order of the natural world, enriching our understanding and engagement with both. Other artists to exhibit include Roman Verostko, Casey Reas and Hans Dehlinger.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.
Sources
People
Anna Ursyn, Casey Reas, Hans Dehlinger, Roman Verostko
Movements
Data Art, digital art, generative art
Filed under
- Ideas
- Data Art, datasets, digital art, generative art
- Technologies
- computer art, computer graphics, programming
- People
- Anna Ursyn, Casey Reas, Hans Dehlinger, Roman Verostko
- Works
- Pitch and Volume
- Exhibitions
- Synaesthesia
- Organisations
- SIGGRAPH
Echoes across time
- 1981 · Persepol by David Em
- 2022 · Unsupervised by Refik Anadol, MoMA
- 1981 · Digital Image Published by アスキー
Le Random editorials
- Casey Reas on the History of Generative Art - Part 2, Peter Bauman, July 5, 2023
- Casey Reas, Lauren Lee McCarthy & Chandler McWilliams on Expanding Software, Peter Bauman, August 20, 2024
- Casey Reas on the History of Generative Art - Part 1, Peter Bauman, June 22, 2023
Le Random podcast
- Timeline Ch 5—Artist-Programmer Era (1970s) with Joan Truckenbrod, Hans Dehlinger & Anika Meier — listen with transcript on Le Random (14 Jan 2024, 65 min). Featuring Hans Dehlinger. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Elevating the Generative Art Space (Launch Episode) with Casey Reas, ciphrd, Anne Spalter, Anika Meier & Georg Bak — listen with transcript on Le Random (28 Jun 2023, 52 min). Featuring Casey Reas. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 8—Tooling Era (2000s) with Christiane Paul, Casey Reas, Christa Sommerer & Golan Levin — listen with transcript on Le Random (15 May 2024, 64 min). Featuring Casey Reas. Chapter 8’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify