There’s an emerging group of developers that use computer science to express their creative vision, such as artist Zach Lieberman exploring audiovisual expression and artist-duo Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet, creative developers that use code to create visual art.
Watch the DevArt intro video to get an idea of what it’s all about.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=30yGOxJJ2PQ%3Frel%3D0
DevArt ranges from CSS art made using only circles:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ztwSAZ7lJg8%3Frel%3D0
To rendering butterflies using node.js, socket.io, and other JavaScript libraries:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uHQC0FDpvzE%3Frel%3D0
See more DevArt on their Gallery.
Google is running a DevArt competition with various prizes; the top prize being £25,000 (equivalent to about $41,000) and a commission for a digital art installation in the Digital Revolution exhibition at the Barbican in London.
Learn how to enter the competition on Google’s DevArt site. You’ll need a GitHub account. Deadline is March 28, 2014 so better start coding!
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