Demystifying Generative Art - Editorial - Le Random

Peter Bauman (Monk Antony) proposes a framework for analyzing generative art, art using autonomous systems, through three levels: process, results and concept, rather than treating either the system or its outputs as the sole locus of artistic intent. He describes "Systemists" such as Casey Reas, who calls the system the artwork, and "Resultists" such as Zach Lieberman and Tyler Hobbs, who prioritize the visual output. The article notes that Conceptualists like Ania Catherine of Operator treat the idea as the artwork, and that Bauman's framework adds formal, conceptual and contextual levels of analysis drawn from plastic art.