Contemporary Visual Art

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basic JavaScript • basics of p5.js • basic debugging
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p5.js canvas and 2D/3D coordinate system • p5.js drawing primitives and transformations in 2D/3D • p5.js draw loop and animation basics
Yu Zhang and Mathias Funk
1 week · 4-8 hours per week · BEGINNER
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In this liveProject, you’ll work with p5.js to create and animate modern artwork. You’ll see how you can use code to replicate the abstract colors and shapes of Russian artist Kazimir Malevich and animate your reproduction into a moving 2D image, then explore the work of American sculptor Alexander Calder and see how it can be reproduced in both 2D and animated 3D.
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Yu Zhang
Dr. Yu Zhang has a background in fine arts and design. Her PhD research investigates the theory and artistic practice of interactive technologies for public, large-scale installations. As a researcher and artist, she approaches visual art with mixed reality installations and projections, sensor-based interactives, and computational arts. She has been teaching design and art in international workshops and higher education for over ten years.
Mathias Funk
Dr. Mathias Funk is an Associate Professor in the Future Everyday group in the Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology. He has a background in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology. Since 2011, he has taught creative programming, computational prototyping, and designing with data and connectivity, and built tools for design researchers.

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For JavaScript programmers interested in developing or rediscovering their creativity with easy visual computing techniques.

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  • Basics of p5.js
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  • Basic debugging
  • Basic math such as linear algebra (vectors and vector addition) and geometry

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