Dear Terry,
The problem with computer art has been and still is (looking at the
example you gave) what computer scientists consider to be art.
That is not a good sketch! And street artists are not creative or great
artists. If you want to see good life sketches go to my blog and compare
with that random spastic photographic attempt of drawing.
Apart from that, for me the interesting problem is not "robots that can
sketch" (poorly, let me be clear) but why can't you teach some humans to
sketch (even as poorly as that). And come to think about it, why
sketching and drawing is so often forgot as the core knowledge producing
device in Design?
Cheers,
Eduardo Côrte-Real
Doctor Arch
Scientific Board President IADE, Lisbon
On 06-04-2010 7:17, Terence Love wrote:
> New Life-Drawing Robot may provide insights into the role of sketching in
> design
> and into human creativity and aesthetic sense.
> According to New Scientist (04/01/10), Aikon, a robot that can sketch a
> human face has been developed by computer science designers Frederic Fol
> Leymarie and Patrick Tresset at Goldsmiths, University of London. Aikon uses
> processes that copy human thought and physiological processes. The team
> hope work with Aikon can start to reveal some understandings of creativity.
> Source: ACM Tech News 5Apr2010. Full article at
> http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/04/life-drawing-robot-coul
> d-teach-us-about-art.php
>
> Best regards,
> Terry
>
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