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Re:Solving Sol by ZenPsycho on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @11:55PM (#18245781)
it turns out someone else has explored this exact question:

http://blog.benwiener.com/programming/art/2017/08/24/lewitt....

As for what minimalist art "means", I think that's taking the wrong approach. It's more about how you feel when looking at it, what does it remind you of, what non verbal parts of your mind are activated?

Re:Solving Sol by ishmandoo on Thursday October 18, 2018 @11:39AM (#18249223)
Hey, that's me! Thanks for pointing it out!
Re:Solving Sol by franciscrick1 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @11:57PM (#18245790)
I don't see the algorithmically generated solutions as pretty, but the hand-drawn ones seem to have almost fractal detail and are really nice to look at.