Editing Evolutionary art

{{short description|Art generated by an iterated process}}
[[Image:Imagebreeder example.png|thumb|200px|right|An image generated using an [[evolutionary algorithm]]]]

'''Evolutionary art''' is a branch of [[generative art]], in which the artist does not do the work of constructing the artwork, but rather lets a system do the construction.  In evolutionary art, initially generated art is put through an iterated process of selection and modification to arrive at a final product, where it is the artist who is the selective agent.

Evolutionary art is to be distinguished from [[BioArt]], which uses living organisms as the material medium instead of paint, stone, metal, etc.

==Overview==
In common with biological [[evolution]] through [[natural selection]] or [[animal husbandry]], the members of a population undergoing artificial evolution modify their form or behavior over many reproductive generations in response to a selective regime.

In [[interactive evolutionary computation|interactive evolution]] the selective regime may be applied by the viewer explicitly by selecting individuals which are aesthetically pleasing. Alternatively a [[selection pressure]] can be generated implicitly, for example according to the length of time a viewer spends near a piece of evolving art.

Equally, evolution may be employed as a mechanism for generating a dynamic world of adaptive individuals, in which the [[selection pressure]] is imposed by the program, and the viewer plays no role in selection, as in the [[Black Shoals]] project.

==See also==
* [[Digital morphogenesis]]
* [[Electric Sheep]]
* [[Evolutionary music]]
* [[NEAT Particles]]
* [[Universal Darwinism]]

==Further reading==
* Bentley, Peter, and David Corne. ''Creative Evolutionary Systems''. Morgan Kaufmann, 2002.
* ''Metacreations: Art and Artificial Life'', M Whitelaw, 2004, MIT Press
*[http://art-artificial-evolution.dei.uc.pt/ ''The Art of Artificial Evolution: A Handbook on Evolutionary Art and Music''], Juan Romero and Penousal Machado (eds.), 2007, Springer
* ''Evolutionary Art and Computers'', W Latham, S Todd, 1992, Academic Press
* ''Genetic Algorithms in Visual Art and Music'' Special Edition: Leonardo. VOL. 35, ISSUE 2 - 2002 (Part I), C Johnson, J Romero Cardalda (eds), 2002, MIT Press
*[https://www.amazon.com/Evolved-Art-Turtles-Tim-Endres/dp/0615300340/ ''Evolved Art: Turtles - Volume One''], {{ISBN|978-0-615-30034-4}}, Tim Endres, 2009, EvolvedArt.biz

==External links==
*[http://www.behance.net/friedlich], Abstract Genomic Art: An Introduction by Avi L. Friedlich
*[http://iasl.uni-muenchen.de/links/GCA-IV.3e.html Thomas Dreher: History of Computer Art, Chap. IV.3: Evolutionary Art]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717211324/http://www.cse.fau.edu/~thomas/ "Evolutionary Art Gallery"], by [[Thomas Fernandez (computer scientist)|Thomas Fernandez]]
*[http://www.freethoughtdebater.com/ALifeBiomorphsAbout.htm "Biomorphs"], by [[Richard Dawkins]]
*[https://franciscouzo.github.io/genetic_art/ Genetic Art], a site that evolves images
*[http://EndlessForms.com EndlessForms.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114121019/http://endlessforms.com/ |date=2018-11-14 }}, Collaborative interactive evolution allowing you to evolve 3D objects and have them 3D printed.
*[http://www.musigenesis.com "MusiGenesis"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413044502/http://www.musigenesis.com/ |date=2022-04-13 }}, a program that evolves music on a [[personal computer|PC]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060523181211/http://artdent.homelinux.net/evolve/about/ "Evolve"], a program by Josh Lee that evolves art through a voting process.
*[http://w-shadow.com/li/ "Living Image Project"], a site where images are evolved based on votes of visitors.
*[http://www.emoware.org/evolutionary_art.asp "An evolutionary art program using Cartesian Genetic Programming"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026081910/http://www.emoware.org/evolutionary_art.asp |date=2005-10-26 }}
*[http://eartweb.vanhemert.co.uk/ Evolutionary Art on the Web] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415092047/http://eartweb.vanhemert.co.uk/ |date=2018-04-15 }} Interactively generate Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Mandala and Fractal art.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060412133402/http://www.codeasart.com/poetry/darwin.html "Darwinian Poetry"]
*[http://www.ashleymills.com/ae "One mans eyes?"], Aesthetically evolved images by Ashley Mills.
*[http://www.xs4all.nl/~notnot/E-volverLUMC/E-volverLUMC.html "E-volver"], interactive breeding units.
*[http://www.xs4all.nl/~notnot/breed/Breed.html "Breed"], evolved sculptures produced by rapid manufacturing techniques.
*[http://picbreeder.org "Picbreeder"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725072615/http://picbreeder.org/ |date=2011-07-25 }}, Collaborative breeder allowing branching from other users' creations that produces pictures like faces and spaceships.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080302010733/http://www.wickedbean.co.uk/cfdg/index.html "CFDG Mutate"], a tool for image evolution based on Chris Coyne's Context Free Design Grammar.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080315095938/http://www.pikiproductions.com/rui/xtnz/index.html "xTNZ"], a three-dimensional ecosystem, where creatures evolve shapes and sounds.
*[http://art-artificial-evolution.dei.uc.pt/ The Art of Artificial Evolution: A Handbook on Evolutionary Art and Music]
*[http://www.evolvedturtle.com/ Evolved Turtle Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205100555/http://www.evolvedturtle.com/ |date=2010-02-05 }} Evolved Turtle Website - Evolve art based on [[Turtle graphics|Turtle Logo]] using the Windows app BioLogo.
*[http://www.bottlenose.demon.co.uk/share/evolvotron/index.htm Evolvotron] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206190601/http://www.bottlenose.demon.co.uk/share/evolvotron/index.htm |date=2010-02-06 }} - Evolutionary art software ([http://www.bottlenose.demon.co.uk/share/evolvotron/gallery.htm example output] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227234353/http://www.bottlenose.demon.co.uk/share/evolvotron/gallery.htm |date=2010-02-27 }}).
*[http://www.istanbulmuseum.org/kibris/ae.html Artificial Evolution of the Cyprus Problem (2005)] is an evolutionary artwork created by [[Genco Gulan]]
*[http://de.evo-art.org/index.php?title=Literatur_zur_Evolution%C3%A4ren_Kunst Evo Art bibliography] largest online bibliography to evolutionary art and related fields like evolutionary architecture and design, evolutionary [[image processing]], [[generative art]], [[computational aesthetics]] and [[computational creativity]] as part of the MediaWiki based [http://de.evo-art.org Encyclopedia Evolutionary Art]
*[http://evostar.dei.uc.pt/2012/call-for-contributions/evomusart/ "Evomusart. 1st International Conference and 10th European Event on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design"]

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