Artículos académicos
Revista: Artnodes
Notas acerca de la estética y la epistemología de la investigación-creación
Notas acerca de la estética y la epistemología de la investigación-creación
Umberto Roncoroni
UPC Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
Abstract
This article deals with scientific research and artistic creation and discusses some of its theoretical inconsistencies, paying particular attention to complexity and information technologies. To do this, the literature was reviewed, and then the results of research projects, software development and artistic practice were incorporated. The thesis proposes that art, without jeopardizing its identity, should accept the challenges of scientific methods, update its processes and forget the romantic legacy still alive in its practices and institutions. As proven by the artistic and technological outcomes, this can be accomplished by following Lakatos’ scientific methodology, properly selecting interdisciplinary assets, and recovering formal values and the mediatic, aesthetic and epistemological dimensions of software.
Revista: SIGraDi 2022 Conference papers
Programming Complex 3D Meshes. A Generative Approach Based on Shape Grammars
Umberto Roncoroni
UPC Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
Abstract
This article summarizes the results of art based research developed thanks to a grant by the PUCP University of Lima in 2021-2022. An open source generative solution will be described, based on generative grammars, to create very complex and programmable 3D meshes. Analyzing hundreds of models generated with these algorithms, a solution was found based on the idea of “intelligent meshes”, which change their behavior during the modeling process. This is done using tags, or vertices identifiers, that, like genes, describe the topological characteristics of each vertex and its generative development during the process. Tags can be programmed interactively editing its data with tools provided by the interface or using generative grammars that allow an incredible variety of complex forms and stimulate the user creativity. The research findings also elucidate some important conceptual issues, like the importance of original technology development to defend cultural identity.
Revista: Generative Art International conference 2022 Proceedings
Programming Complex 3D Meshes. A Generative Approach Based on Shape Grammars
Programming Complex 3D Meshes. A Generative Approach Based on Shape Grammars
Umberto Roncoroni
UPC Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
This is a slightly differnet version of the article presented an published in SIGraDi 2022 Conference papers
Abstract
Computational creativity and generative art studies are lately centered almost exclusively on IA and Machine Learning. But IA leaves small room to the user creativity and is one of the most efficient assets of digital colonization. In this sense, Shape Grammars represent a valid option, both for their simplicity and creative power. These technologies and the generative art paradigm also offer the possibility to simulate natural phenomena and the local artistic traditions. In this paper it will be presented an open source generative solution, based on shape grammars, to create very complex 3D meshes and foster the user creativity without the black box problems inherent to IA applications.