The video was based on the use of randomness or disorder to create art. The classical way is that art should be ordered, create patterns or should be in a certain way to represent or express something. The video taught us that controlled randomness can also be art and illustrated this with intricate examples. The randomness could be in the form of using a set of numbers, a dice roll or even biological systems. The video also drew my attention to the evolution of “random art” with the improvements in computing capabilities. As computers got better, more control and dimensions could be added to this form of art.
This video raised an interesting question. Is there true randomness? In the artworks, if the software was allowed to run long enough, there was evident convergence and patterns forming. Order could be created from the chaos of randomness and this somewhat contradicts with the message or creating disordered art as a form of expression. Another concern is the determining the line between art created by an artist and a computer. All the examples required an artist to write some code (or give instructions) and rely on the computer to generate the art. With the onset of AI, where will this line be drawn and at what point does the artist become alien to their own work and relinquish the title of artist to the computer.