77 Million Paintings: description

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77 Million Paintings: description

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In this video, Robertson describes 77 Million Paintings and talks about the concept behind it.

  • Think about a visual piece of work you’ve created. Describe what it looked like.

  • What was the concept behind your piece of work? Why did you create the work and what message were you trying to convey?

  • How does Robertson describe the visual component of 77 Million Paintings? Write the key phrases.

  • Do the key phrases describe visual as well as the soundscape components in 77 Million Paintings? Give reasons for your response.

  • Robertson describes 77 Million Paintings as an example of a generative installation. What does he say is one of the main concepts behind generative art?

  • Think about another multimedia installation, or a movie scene. Did the visual component connect with the concept? Explain in detail.

  • Do you think everyone who experienced 77 Million Paintings would describe it in the same way? Justify your response.

  • Eno used slides as the content for his generative artwork. If you were going to create a generative artwork, what other kinds of content could you use?

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