"Intelligent Agents and Artistic Creation"

Supervised by M.Holcombe

Abstract

Between 1913 and 1944 some of the most influential, intriguing and theoretically complex works of art of modern times were created by one man with a vision and a theory concerning the reduction of art into its purest form, "…creating a pure reality, using primary means of expression." [LOCH94]

By reality Mondrian meant a permanent harmony of universal relations which must form the basis of the visual reality. Using this idea Mondrian produced many paintings, all adhering to his theories and all demonstrating a new artistic genius that, at the time rivalled and eventually overtook the work of even Picasso with regard to new ideas of artistic expression.

This report concerns a project that concentrated on research into the possibility of encoding a relatively small proportion of the ideas and theories of Piet Mondrian into an 'intelligent' agent. The intention being to create a piece of software that is capable of recreating images in the style of Mondrian. These images should demonstrate properties similar to those of original Mondrian paintings while at the same time being individual works of art, produced independently of user intervention.

Related Topics:

• Human Computer Interaction & Computer Graphics
• Advanced Java Programming