[NetBehaviour] As Mutated - A mutating series of descriptive artwork mutations based on Tatedata

[Bjørn Magnhildøen]

Hello list,

Finally finished the third part of my take on the tatedata release.

In short, the application 'As Mutated' generates descriptive artworks based
on data from Tate Modern artworks, then uses these descriptions to generate
new, mutated artworks, often displaying the process of mutation in the
artworks themselves, based on searching internet images (tatedata, Google
images). If the user saves the generated -and possibly user-modified-
artwork the application will mutate its algorithm, strengthening the
parameters that went into making the work, so that it will gradually learn
to generate better artworks (whatever this means... with a higher
probability of being saved, based on previous savings).

The 'mutation' process then takes place in several stages, 1) how the
purely descriptive artworks are mutations of the original dataset, 2) how
the new images are mutations of the originals from where their descriptions
were taken, 3) how these new images are processed and often displayed as
mutation processes, 4) how the user can transform further the generated
image by drawing directly on it, and 5) how the application mutates itself
based on positive user feedback (by saving the image).

http://noemata.net/as/mutated/ - generation (it uses a few second...)
http://noemata.net/as/mutated/thumbs.php - exhibition

I'm defending the application's use of images (from tate and google
searches) as within the 'fair use' clause, based primarily on the
transformative purpose and output of the application. Read more about this
in http://noemata.net/as/mutated/about.html

I'd be especially interested in what you people think about this
appropriation of images - When is it homage and when is it plagiarism?


Best regards,
Bjørn
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