Micro Arts Group Generative Microcomputer Digital Computer Art
Computer art, generative graphics and story text generators
I have a still image from a new generative art piece PATTERN CITY in the 2023 CAS exhibition. PATTERN CITY will be released in 2024.
There is a printed catalogue due in January 2024 , hence this post.
See links below. Artists (not in any order) include Geoff Davis, Sean Clark, Paul Brown, Ernest Edmonds, Brian Reffin Smith, Aphra Shemza, Olive Gingrich, Patrtick Lichy, Mark Webster, Corinne Whitaker and others- full list on soon.
Micro Arts Group exhibition curated by Computer Arts Archive CAA, at British Computer Society BCS Moorgate London, as part of the EVA conference.
Exhibition launch was 4th July 2022 by Professor Sean Clark and Geoff Davis.
Online exhibition below – to see videos of Micro Arts work please use the menu above.
Live event invite is here:
Micro Arts Group at BCS Events Calendar
Previous exhibitions were in Leicester 2021 – see here
Micro Arts exhibition at the LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester LE1 1RE until Saturday 26 June 2021. Curated by Sean Clark of the Computer Arts Archive & Computer Arts Society, UK.
Geoff doing a talk 9/6/2021 at the 8-bit Micro Arts Exhibition Leicester 2021. Images from MA1 (Lines) and MA2 (Studio) on display.
This big show had image stills from most of Geoff Davis‘s work from the MA1 “Abstract Originals” release, plus some from MA2 Various Unusual Events along with Martin Rootes MA3 release. There was a page from Geoff’s MA4 Story Generator.
There was a real time live run of the MA1 algorhythmic art, which means the 1980s code was providing live ambient art, as intended in the notes for the original data cassette.
There were displays of the artefacts like data cassettes and deck, and the Micro Arts Magazine. See the navigation here for more details of the MA releases, and the videos etc.
Lots of photos below, and more on a link at the bottom.
The main info page on Interact Digital Arts is here
Plus two 8-bit micro controlled installations are in the exhibition, an interactive audio piece from Virtual Ground and a visual sculpture by Sean Clark, both of which used 8-bit micro controllers. Please note the MA1 art was 4-bit. The spectrum colour system is quite limited, so extra creativity was required, see Spectrum Graphic Modes Wiki
Photo credits: Sean Clark
All photo credits in the set below (covering set up and talks): Sean Clark
For more photos of setup and talk click here
From LCB Depot website:
Events
Weds 9th June 2021 – 6-8pm
Evening viewing
Join the artists for the launch of the show and as part of the of the 8-bit exhibition, short talks from Micro Arts founder Geoff Davis and exhibition curator Sean Clark from the Computer Arts Archive. You will need to wear a facemask in the gallery. Talks start at 7pm. Grays Cafe Bar will be open for drinks in the courtyard.
8-bit exhibition
Classic computer art from the 1980s
The Micro Arts exhibition opens on Wednesday 9 June, from 6pm. There will be short talks by Sean Clark the curator and me.
Location: LCB Depot – Lightbox Gallery
31 Rutland Street
LE1 1RE
2020 November: In National Archive
Micro Arts is in the new Computer Arts Archive (British Computer Society)
Visit Computer Art Archive here.
2020 October: Exhibitions
There are 2+1 exhibitions next year [2021], two for Micro Arts (London and Leicester with Sean Clark) and a show of new AI based work (London UAL, tbc). There is a paper by Sean Clark on Micro Arts in the EVA London conference in summer 2021.
The 1980s timeline is on the top menu, I will add some images soon. Or just click here for the timeline start page. This also has a lot of music technology events.
This will also be included in the 2nd edition of the Micro Arts History book, due out soon on Leopard Print Publishing London.
I also simplified the menus, any confusion please let me know.
More news soon about the Computer Arts Archive.
Also we are doing fine art prints of the computer art here, in various sizes, these will be out soon. All prints will be numbered and have a Certificate. Also some memorabilia in the shape of the four data cassettes. If you are interested please request details using the Contact form.
If you are interested in AI and text generation, I’ve put a blog on my personal site about my recent AI text research – click here (new page).
There is an exhibition in November 2020 to launch the Computer Arts Archive, which features Micro Arts. POSTPONED to summer 2021.
INSTEAD, VISIT NEW SITE NOW – Computer Arts Archive (special group of British Computer Society)
