The course on algorithmic art at Université de Montréal (IFT6251) is given in the winter 2024, Tuesday and Thursday 15.30 - 17.30; Z-337 Pav. Claire McNicoll.

Contact: benoit.baudry@umontreal.ca

Week 1 (Jan 9 & 11): introduction

• Éloge de l’ordinateur dans les arts visuels. Vera Molnar, 1984
• A Longer History of Generative Art. Nick Lambert, 2022.

  Week 2 (Jan 16 & 18): programming languages for algorithmic art

• The Power of Processing
• Code goes in, Art comes out

  Week 3 (Jan 23 & 26): Benoit is absent

• Work on Genuary
• sys|calls at ignite 2024

  Week 4 (Jan 30 & Feb 1): Genuary

• presentations about Genuary art works

  Week 5 (Feb 6 & 8): algorithms

• Generative art via grammatical evolution
• presentations art works with an algorithm

  Week 6 (Feb 13 & 15): algorithms

• presentations art works with an algorithm
• on Feb 15 the class is at "carrefour des arts et des sciences" (Pavillon Lionel-Groulx)

  Week 7 (Feb 20 & 22): data art

• Ryoji Ikeda: The aesthetics of data flow
• A Concise Taxonomy for Describing Data as an Art Material
• presentations of data artworks
• on Feb 22 the class is at the pavillon de la faculté d'aménagement, in room 0033

  Week 8 (Feb 27 & 29): data art

• presentations of data artworks
• on Feb 29 we go to campus MIL, in room A-3541

  Week 9 (Mar 5 & 7): no class

  Week 10 (Mar 12 & 15): Benoit is absent

• Prepare a presentation about a research topic in algorithmic art
• Vera Molnar. Weaving Variations
• Software art

  Week 11 (Mar 19 & 21): Physicalizing algorithmic art

• Can Digital and Physical Art Live Together?
• The Power of the Plotter
• Machines as Collaborators forArt and Rituals
• on March 19 we go in room C-8132 pavillon Lionel Groux (8th floor), 3150 rue jean-brillant
• on March 21 we are in the regular room

  Week 12 (Mar 26 & 28): Exhibition

• March 26: Presentations and discussions before vernissage
• March 28: vernissage for the Algorithmic art course. Salle C-2081, Carrefour des arts et des sciences, Pavillon Lionel-Groulx.
  • 9.00 - 17.00: setup the vernissage
  • 17.00 - 20.00: vernissage

    Week 13 (Apr 2 & 4):research in algorithmic art

• presentations about research in algorithmic art