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This paper is a reflexion on the role that code writing is presently assuming in the field of visual expression and art making. Drawing on methods of analysis already studied and applied to the processes of artistic expression using conventional means and techniques, this study crosses over to the new field of code art. The development of a visual discourse for self expression using traditional art methods is approached as a bridge for the understanding of the same process when code writing is the elected art practice. The observation and registration of the processes of aesthetic choices and decision making followed by the author during the development of a piece of code art, is taken as an example to clarify the visual concepts approached in this paper.
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de Sousa, E.S. (2013). Encoded Thoughts: Writing Code as an Art Practice. In: De Michelis, G., Tisato, F., Bene, A., Bernini, D. (eds) Arts and Technology. ArtsIT 2013. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 116. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37982-6_12
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