Marius Watz: System_C, 2004

…with our own Marius Watz.
Appearing today on Artificial.dk is an interview of Marius Watz by Thomas Petersen on the subject of generative art. Interviewer and interviewee discuss how generative art can introduce new forms and concepts to traditional art practice. Topics addressed include the role of visual pleasure in art production and reception, the relationship between software art and generative art, and the place of generative art within the electronic art world. The first part of the interview also hammers out a good working definition of generative art, including a list of names of early influences on the genre. Marius also discusses in a bit of depth his installation, the Universal Digest Machine, which was awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2005 Prix Ars Electronica, and represents a departure from his typical work.