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A arte generativa baseia-se na definição de sistemas de criação artística dotados de algum grau de autonomia, assentes num conjunto de regras pré-definidas. A sua aplicação no campo
da fotografia foi denominada por Gottfried Jäger, teórico e fotógrafo alemão, com o termo
“fotografia generativa” em 1968 para descrever o processo fotográfico não como
uma reprodução, mas como um sistema produtivo (Jäger, 2007). Este conceito está na base
desta dissertação, onde se pretende analisar o uso de sistemas generativos na exploração de
novas possibilidades expressivas em fotografia.
A investigação procura compreender de que modo o recurso à generatividade poderá
moldar diferentes manifestações fotogénicas, expondo o processo como influenciador do
desenho da luz e da fotografia resultante, quer de um ponto de vista formal, quer conceptual.
São analisadas obras de fotografia generativa, no sentido de revelar quais os processos
utilizados e quais os mecanismos que originam essa generatividade. O projecto artístico Light
Exposed, que acompanha em paralelo esta dissertação, pretende concretizar o propósito de
compreender o modo como o desenho da luz pode ser gerado algoritmicamente, tirando
partido das novas tecnologias digitais.
Generative art is based on the definition of artistic creation systems endowed with some degree of autonomy, based on a set of predefined rules. Its application in the field of photography has been coined by Gottfried Jäger, german photographer and theoretical, with the term "generative photography” in 1968 to describe the photographic process not as a reproductive but as a productive system (Jäger, 2007). This concept is the basis of this thesis, which aims to analyze the use of generative systems in exploring new expressive possibilities in photography. The research seeks to understand how the use of generativity can shape different photogenic manifestations, exposing the process as influential part of the photographic series, either from a formal or from a conceptual point of view. Generative photography works are analyzed, to reveal the processes used and the mechanisms that cause this generativity. The artistic project Light Exposed, together with this dissertation, aims to achieve the purpose of understanding how the drawing of the light can be generated algorithmically, taking advantage of new digital technologies.
Generative art is based on the definition of artistic creation systems endowed with some degree of autonomy, based on a set of predefined rules. Its application in the field of photography has been coined by Gottfried Jäger, german photographer and theoretical, with the term "generative photography” in 1968 to describe the photographic process not as a reproductive but as a productive system (Jäger, 2007). This concept is the basis of this thesis, which aims to analyze the use of generative systems in exploring new expressive possibilities in photography. The research seeks to understand how the use of generativity can shape different photogenic manifestations, exposing the process as influential part of the photographic series, either from a formal or from a conceptual point of view. Generative photography works are analyzed, to reveal the processes used and the mechanisms that cause this generativity. The artistic project Light Exposed, together with this dissertation, aims to achieve the purpose of understanding how the drawing of the light can be generated algorithmically, taking advantage of new digital technologies.
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Fotografia Generatividade Processo Luz Instalação Digital Photography Generative Process Light Installation Digital