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Re:Generative Art Finds Its Prodigy by pasabagi on Monday September 10, 2018 @07:54AM (#17951096)
Well, artists have been making generative art for a bit longer than that. Manfred Mohr was making stuff in the late 60's.

That said, I kinda agree with your point. A lot of the time, it's through ignorance, sometimes, it's strategy, and sometimes, you have people who are genuinely interested and influenced by stuff like this - but it would never come out in an interview, since the interviewer is inevitably coming from the art world.

Re:Generative Art Finds Its Prodigy by wool_gather on Monday September 10, 2018 @08:23AM (#17951257)
Another fellow who's been creating generative images for a long time, as part of the fine-arts world, is Jean-Pierre Hébert: http://jeanpierrehebert.com/index.html Had a grant from the Krasner/Pollock Foundation at one point, I believe.

He's got some great pieces displayed there.