Pioneer Grail of MA2 Piano Bar from Expanded.Art November 2-5 2023

NEWS November 2023

Expanded.Art are publishing a Pioneer Grail of one of the Geoff Davis MA2 pieces ‘Piano Bar‘ with music. This will be available from 4pm CET 2 November 2023 to 4pm CET Sunday 5 November. Please find out more on Expanded Art’s website.

It is a Fundraiser for the Computer Arts Archive, so please support the cause.

Micro Arts Piano Bar Geoff Davis computer art
Micro Arts Piano Bar Geoff Davis computer art 1984

Expanded.Art also have a listing of long form generative art from MA1: “Abstract Originals” originally from elementum.

Please visit the links above for these amazing artworks, now available.

New computer art 1984


CONTACT: info AT microartsgroup DOT com

This is the site for Micro Arts, a computer art forum that was active 1984-1985, and onwards on teletext Micronet 800, part of Prestel. It produced generated art using readily available cheap micro computers. This included art, conceptual, and story generators.

Prints are available, signed, numbered, professional quality. Details to follow.

MA1 Abstract Original – one of seven generational art processes

See main pages for detailed information.

A book about this will be out soon. Showreels of the art (graphics, conceptual, and narrative story generators) will be online soon.

Micro Arts was founded and mostly coded by Geoff Davis, who has a Masters (research) from Middlesex University in Electronic Arts, and taught at Sheffield Hallam University (Psalter Lane art college) and London University of the Arts, and many London commercial training companies. He also runs Story Software which publishes apps and websites, such as Notes Story Board v 2.2 and others.

See below for more images.

MA4 Cow Boils Head story generator in action – continuous stories
MA2 Various Unusual Events – SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas