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Virtual Constructive Swarm Compositions and Inspirations

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This work is an example of the interplay between computer-generated art work by a computer scientist and traditional paintings on canvas by an artist. We show that computer-generated swarm constructions can obtain great expressiveness and exhibit liveliness, rhythm, movement, tension, contrasts, organic looks, and rigid forms. These characteristics lend themselves to complement traditional paintings when swarm constructions are integrated into the according works. The interplay between computationally generated and traditional art is even furthered when artistic conceptualizations are governed by swarm constructions.

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  • Swarm Intelligence
  • Structural Coalescence
  • Termite Mound
  • Great Expressiveness
  • Swarm Model

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Sebastian von Mammen & Christian Jacob

  2. Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Joyce Wong

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    von Mammen, S., Wong, J., Jacob, C. (2008). Virtual Constructive Swarm Compositions and Inspirations. In: , et al. Applications of Evolutionary Computing. EvoWorkshops 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4974. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78761-7_53

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