Homework5 Amy

float angle = 0;

int s = 50;

void setup(){

  size(1000,1000);

  background(0);

  noFill();

  stroke(255);

}

void draw(){

  background(0);

  angle = map(mouseX,0,width,0,PI);

  for(int x=0;x<width;x=x+s){

  for(int y=0;y<height;y=y+s){

    float d = dist(x,y,mouseX,mouseY);

    d = map(d,0,400,3,0.1);

    pushMatrix();

    translate(x,y);

    rotate(angle);

    scale(d);

    fill(255,0,0);

    alpha(100);

    ellipse(0,0,s,s);

    popMatrix();

  }

 }

}

1. Is there any value in recreating an existing image/drawing/graphic using computational media? What is it? 

Yes. New works will make up for some shortcomings, such as color matching and lines. New works will also express the author’s different feelings, and secondary creation is to give new vitality to the works. 

2. Do you think that both, hand and computational drawings cause the same feelings in the viewer? 

No. Hand drawings are more traditional. This method is laborious, but it can convey people’s insight into things. The method of computer painting is more modern, and the color of the work may be more striking.

3. Do you think technology will replace humans in the future? What about art? Using the computer to draw, makes the computer the artist? can computers be artists? 

I don’t think so. Computers are just human tools. Its ability will surpass human beings, but it will always be used by human beings. Art is a unique human appreciation ability. The computer’s perception of the world is not subjective, and its sensing systems are less diverse than that of human.