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whistlegraphing

whistlegraphing noun: a form of generative art for which the artist creates a drawing and sings simultaneously; each line in the drawing has a specific sound (pitch or vocalization) associated with it, making the completed image a graphical score that can be reproduced and performed by anyone.

Noun

whistlegraphing (uncountable)

  1. A form of generative art for which the artist creates a drawing and sings simultaneously; each line in the drawing has a specific sound (pitch or vocalization) associated with it, making the completed image a graphical score that can be reproduced and performed by anyone.

Origin of whistlegraphing

whistle + graphing; a technique developed by artist Jeffrey Scudder in 2019.

Questions about whistlegraphing

What does whistlegraphing mean?
Whistlegraphing means a form of generative art for which the artist creates a drawing and sings simultaneously; each line in the drawing has a specific sound (pitch or vocalization) associated with it, making the completed image a graphical score that can be reproduced and performed by anyone.
What part of speech is whistlegraphing?
Whistlegraphing is a noun.

Words near whistlegraphing in the dictionary

  1. whistled past the graveyard
  2. whistled up
  3. Whistlefield
  4. whistlefish
  5. whistlegraph
  6. whistlegraphing
  7. whistleless
  8. whistlelike
  9. whistler
  10. Whistleresque
  11. Whistlerian

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