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generative art

generative art noun: an artwork created, in whole or in part, through an autonomous system; instead of painting or drawing manually, the artist writes rules, algorithms, or computer code that dictate how shapes, colors, and patterns interact; the system then runs independently to produce the final piece.

Noun

generative art (uncountable)

  1. An artwork created, in whole or in part, through an autonomous system; instead of painting or drawing manually, the artist writes rules, algorithms, or computer code that dictate how shapes, colors, and patterns interact; the system then runs independently to produce the final piece.

Questions about generative art

What does generative art mean?
Generative art means an artwork created, in whole or in part, through an autonomous system; instead of painting or drawing manually, the artist writes rules, algorithms, or computer code that dictate how shapes, colors, and patterns interact; the system then runs independently to produce the final piece.
What part of speech is generative art?
Generative art is a noun.

Words near generative art in the dictionary

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