FROM A BACKGROUND IN FIGURATIVE ART…
…EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF DATA ART
BUT IS IT (DATA) ART?
Whether we’re aware of it or not, in today’s world we are all surrounded by data. Data Art transforms data into works of art. The results can be beautiful, surprising, amusing, or disturbing. Here are a few examples:
Big Data
Koblin, Aaron. Flight Patterns (detail). 2007. Digital print. Paths of air traffic over North America. Source: FAA data.
Allegorical
Goldhill, Jonathan. Skins (detail). 2018. Oil on canvas. Global migration within and between regions. Source: UN data.
AI-Generated
Ai-Da Robot. Algorithm Queen (detail), 2022. Mixed media interpretive portrait by humanoid robot.