Useful for autonomous systems and art education, with Noll/Processing naming errors and a 2015 label inconsistent with later material; use with source criticism.
View full image ↗Manfred Mohr, P-197pz, 1977–87, ink on paper. Artwork illustration in the Studio A N F article; title and dates follow its caption.
Artwork: Manfred Mohr; image reproduction source: Studio A N F.
Source · A Brief History of Generative Art [Text] ↗About this reference
The Studio A N F text connects concepts of generative art with practice, tools and education. It serves as a guide for further investigation, especially into the rules, systems and artistic decisions involved in generation, without assigning all computer art to AI.
Research use
Begin with definitions of autonomous systems and leads concerning Generative Systems teaching, then locate original definitions, course records and artist materials. Connections made in a secondary survey can frame questions but do not replace those sources.
Versions and evidence limits
The existing reading notes naming problems involving Michael Doll and Process, in passages concerning Noll and Processing. The page is labelled 08/2015 but includes 2016 material, with no established revision history. Use it critically, avoid unverified priority claims and do not treat the label as an exact publication date for all its contents.
Further investigation
Prioritize artist and school archives to check teaching programmes, mechanisms and the sources of definitions. Retain the problems in the current text as version notes.
Original source and reading scope
Read the original in English ↗Full article text read; this does not independently verify every claim about works or dates.
This page is bilingual research commentary written by the archive, not a full translation of the source. It uses AI-assisted writing and translation and awaits independent human review. Reading a source does not independently verify every historical claim.
Citation and method
Cite the original for its author’s arguments. For this page’s research framing and commentary, cite the archive and include your access date.
Kayleen Wrigley. A Brief History of Generative Art [Text]. Studio A N F. Undated. https://studioanf.com/project/a-brief-history-of-generative-art
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. A Brief History of Generative Art [Text]. 2026-10-02. https://salondesrefuses.cn/en/topics/ai-art/references/src-0769
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