Shapes generated with c++ plus python…
If you just generated something is not abstract, not even art imo. I dont like too much when people use the word abstract to define some stuff they made which mean nothing. This is just my thing, I dont want to be mean. You put some work into the code anyway. So… Good job. 
YES! exacly Abstract have to show somethink. Abstract it is not some random somethink.
I like it. Abstract is abstract, i.e. something which is not clearly defined.
To be devils advocate, how do you know the OP didn’t have some sort of inspiration before they started up Blender? This may have been exactly what they were going for? It would then be abstract art no? Frig, I’ve seen million dollar pieces of art consisting of only 3 lines on a canvas. It may, or may not have meant anything originally but is hanging in an art gallery now.
Have you ever been to Subway? The guy making the sandwich. That’s art! haha
Abstract or not, it still is an interesting result.
Interesting. This brought back memories for me. It reminds me of what Crysis looked like on the 8800 GTX cards on my old machine from 2007. Complete with the ambient occlusion. The snow maps anyway, since they were mostly white. The game played fine on that machine for the first two years or so after it’s release. Then for whatever reason it would randomly look like that when facing certain directions. All other games and applications (including Blender) were unaffected.
this is really beautiful,i don’t care what name it is called.(chance has been explored in modern art for long-anyway not a relevant discussion here.).please,can you say how you generated the form.
Well its just a matter of opinion and style, I think. I personally dont believe what ‘defeater’ mentioned is art: " Frig, I’ve seen million dollar pieces of art consisting of only 3 lines on a canvas. It may, or may not have meant anything originally but is hanging in an art gallery now. "
And thats because I like justice. And art cant beat it. Abstract art is not something you can come up like an excuse for being bad at what you are doing saying that is abstract and the ones that say its bad will absolutely be wrong and stupid because they cant understand it.
We are living in a sick world where things are getting blurred.
You simply cannot compare Dalys art with Piccasos, because of the obvious level of skill and knowledge. But still, they are doing it. They say that both of them are doing the same type of art.
The ones that are on top and define what is art and what is not are not lucid and that`s why everything is so messed up.
Another theory of mine is that we are at the end of the rope so we are forming a circle with it. Exceptional art is simply not enough for us so artists create weird, simple and with lack of skill art to that gets on top because its different. Its just another step.
Anyway… I am not here to argue, especially on this topic. I just wanted to share my thoughts about this and maybe change the world.
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
//#include <string>
//#include <cstdlib>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;
int main () {
ofstream myfile;
myfile.open (“example_p1.txt”);
for(int jjj = 0; jjj <= 100; jjj = jjj++)
{
myfile << “mesh = bpy.data.meshes.new(name="Test”<< jjj << "")
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices.add(4)
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[0].co.x = " << float(rand() % 1000) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[0].co.y = " << float(rand() % 10) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[0].co.z = " << float(rand() % 1000) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[1].co.x = " << float(rand() % 1000) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[1].co.y = " << float(rand() % 10 + 100) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[1].co.z = " << float(rand() % 1000) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[2].co.x = " << float(rand() % 1000) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[2].co.y = " << float(rand() % 10 + 100) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[2].co.z = " << float(rand() % 1000) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[3].co.x = " << float(rand() % 1000) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[3].co.y = " << float(rand() % 10) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.vertices[3].co.z = " << float(rand() % 1000) / 10 << "
";
myfile << "mesh.tessfaces.add(1)
";
myfile << "mesh.tessfaces[0].vertices_raw = (0,1,2,3)
";
myfile << "mesh.validate()
";
myfile << "mesh.update()
";
myfile << "scn = bpy.context.scene
";
myfile << “obj = bpy.data.objects.new("Test”<< jjj << "", mesh)
";
myfile << "scn.objects.link(obj)
";
}
myfile.close();
return 0;
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
after generating code open file example_p1.txt and generated python code copy in blender python console.
next step is change world color to white. you can also use node - RGB curve - to change look of rendered picture
I went to a top art school, and I can say definitively that if the artist calls it art, then it is. there is much controversy about what separates art from graphic design etc. but what it boils down to, is, it is subjective. there are no clear criteria.
I like it
I wouldn’t worry about alinb’s comments, or most people on here. Most are not comfortable discussing something if it does not depict a car, hot babe, robot, monster/alien, sci-fi landscape, normal landscape, still life, space ship, gun or consumer electronics. Oh, and abstract art has a very clear definition - or… no it doesn’t - it’s all up to opinion. Whatever.
This is not the most interesting abstract piece but I really question whether anyone on this forum can make a good argument that it IS or IS NOT a “REAL” “ABSTRACT” “ART WORK”.
What I can say is that it’s a reasonably interesting result from a script and would work well for decoration in many places. I can’t say that it’s challenging anything I know about abstract art or generative art, but it’s well executed for what it’s worth.
@Kemmler: Don`t worry, be happy.
You just said the exact same thing I started with so when you are telling him to dont worry about my comment, you are also telling him not to worry about yours. I dont get it why you feel I offended him. I just expressed my opinion, which I obviously can.
But anyway, like you said, most of the people are not comfortable discussing something that is not about a car or some other stuff. That`s why people get mad.
It worthless to continue this. Lets just say that its all a matter of taste and opinion if you consider it abstract or art or not.
Abstract art has a pretty clear definition, (which this technically fits rather well) but “art” get redefined every time the subject comes up, here or elsewhere…
I was mostly reacting to your rant about the state of art in general… but overall you have added to the discussion and that’s certainly worth something. I think we can both agree that people on BA could spend more time thinking about art when they sit down to make some art.
mm you could always call it generated art, or computed art… or… you know, what you want. abstract it is anyways.
what i think of this is just that it’s a bit simple … you should take it further. you have algorithm to throw shapes into canvas, which already ofcourse is interesting, but what would be even more, if these algorithms would be based on something. so the result would be visualization of something that we don’t see otherwise. something that you want to show.
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gunarsb,
I really like this one. It reminds me of the futurist movement.
