The Easel

Paul Brown: Process, Chance and Serendipity: Art That Makes Itself

The idea of art expressing the unconscious has a long history. Paul Brown has given the idea a modern twist – writing computer programs that autonomously generate art. These works are not Brown’s self-expression but rather art that “makes itself” and is testimony to the “beauty of spontaneous and organic structures”.  Images showing the development of these ideas are here.